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contrazoompod

Film based podcast Contra Zoom, hosted by Dakota Arsenault @dgapa Vancouver/Toronto. Co-founder of @cascadiacritics.

New review! Hamlet is the latest adaptation of the New review! Hamlet is the latest adaptation of the classic Shakespeare story about a young prince who is trying to avenge his fathers death. Riz Ahmed stars as the titular prince, where the story now takes place in London’s South Asian community. Click link in bio to read Elysia Brenner’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #hamlet #rizahmed #williamshakespeare
New review! For Worse is a film written, directed New review! For Worse is a film written, directed and starring Amy Landecker as a women in her 50s trying to navigate life post divorce which includes new friendships and potential new relationships. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #forworse #amylandecker
New review! The Eyes of Ghana is a documentary loo New review! The Eyes of Ghana is a documentary looking at the history of the country through the lens of a cinematographer who documented many of the countries most pivotal moments. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #theeyesofghana
New review! Tea and Sympathy was released in 1956 New review! Tea and Sympathy was released in 1956 and was one of the first films to deal with homosexual subject matter as a teen attends a boarding school and doesn't quite fit in with his male classmates. The film was directed by Oscar winning director Vincente Minnelli and is now available from the Warner Archive Collection. Click link in bio to read Matt Sheardown's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review!
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#contrazoompod #teaandsympathy #warnerarchive #moviezyng
New episode! It's finally that time of year as we New episode! It's finally that time of year as we share our top 10 films of 2025! Matthew Simpson joins the show as we talk about Black Bag, Train Dreams, Sentimental Value, Weapons and much more! Plus we have friends of the show who chimed with their top picks too! Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #topten #movies #film
New review! Meteors is about two young French Cana New review! Meteors is about two young French Canadian men who must confront their additions after getting caught stealing a prize cat as they struggle to get clean and obey their probations. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #meteors
New review! Mile End Kicks takes us back to the in New review! Mile End Kicks takes us back to the indie music heyday of 2011 where a music journalist in Montreal falls in love with two members of the same band. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #mileendkicks
New review! Fantasy Life sees an out of work paral New review! Fantasy Life sees an out of work paralegal who ends up getting hired to be an au pair for a struggling actress and along the way he slowly comes out of his shell and grows as a person. Click link in bio to read Ryan Beaupit's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #fantasylife #amandapeet #matthewshear
New review! My Salinger Year is an early film fro New review! My Salinger Year  is an early film from Margaret Qualley where she is hired on as a litery agents assistant and one of her tasks is to handle fan mail for the reclusive JD Salinger. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #mysalingeryear #margaretqualley
New episode! The nominations for the 14th annual C New episode! The nominations for the 14th annual Canadian Screen awards are out and films such as 40 Acres, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie and Mile End Kicks headline the nominees! Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #podcast #canadianscreenawards #mileendkicks #nirvanathebandtheshowthemovie
New review! Montreal, Ma Belle is the story of a w New review! Montreal, Ma Belle is the story of a women who late in life understands her own queerness as she falls in love with a woman for the first time. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #montrealmabelle
New review! A Magnificent Life is an animated film New review! A Magnificent Life is an animated film that chronicles the life of legendary French director Marcel Pagnol and his love of cinema. Click link in bio to read Ryan Beaupit's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!
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#contrazoompod #amagnificentlife #marcelpagnol
New review! 1000 Women In Horror is a new talking New review! 1000 Women In Horror is a new talking heads style documentary that highlights the immense contributions that women have provided to the horror genre, from writing, directing, starring and more. Click link in bio to read Rach Epstein's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #horror #1000womeninhorror #shudder
New episode! Jeff interviews Alireza Khatami, the New episode! Jeff interviews Alireza Khatami, the director of the film The Things You Kill. They talk about changing the dialogue from Farsi to Turkish, the use of mirrors and the importance of translation. Click link in bio to listen!
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#contrazoompod #podcast #thethingsyoukill
New review! The Track is a documentary about the s New review! The Track is a documentary about the struggles of a group of young Bosnian lugers who are working to make it to the Olympics despite plenty of obstacles in their way. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #thetrack
New review! Jimpa is a coming of age story about a New review! Jimpa is a coming of age story about a relatively new out man reconnecting with his daughter and non binary grandchild in Amsterdam starring John Lithgow and Olivia Colman. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #jimpa
New review! We Are Pat is a documentary that shows New review! We Are Pat is a documentary that shows how the now infamous "It's Pat" sketch from Saturday Night Live has taken a life on its own being reclaimed as a trans icon. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa #wearepat #saturdaynightlive
New review! Et maintenant? is a new French Canadia New review! Et maintenant? is a new French Canadian film about a man who is raising money to pay for his father's long term care but he himself ends up getting cancer, which upends his life. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #etmaintenant #whatnow #iffo #internationalfilmfestivalofottawa
New review! Days and Nights in the Forest is a for New review! Days and Nights in the Forest is a forgotten mid-career film from legendary Indian auteur Satyajit Ray about a group of four young men who go on a trip and reveal their ambitions and dreams to each other. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #daysandnightsintheforest #janusfilms #restoration
New episode! The 98th Academy Awards are now behin New episode! The 98th Academy Awards are now behind us. We take about the big winners, losers and stories from the ceremony. Alex Southey joins the show. Click link in bio to listen. 
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