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

New review! For the 30th anniversary of Trainspott New review! For the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting it is getting a 4K restoration. The film which deals with drug addicts living in Scotland was Danny Boyle's breakthrough film and features an all star up and coming cast. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #trainspotting #dannyboyle #ewanmcgregor
New review! Groove is a film from 2000 that is get New review! Groove is a film from 2000 that is getting a 4K upgrade. It follows a group of organizers and attendees of an underground rave in San Francisco over the course of one night. Click link in bio to read Matt Sheardown's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!
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#contrazoompod #groove #physicalmedia #gregharrison
New review! Power Ballad is the latest John Carney New review! Power Ballad is the latest John Carney musical film and this one is about a washed up rock star who gets a song stolen from him by a washed up pop star which reignites his career. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #powerballad #johncarney #paulrudd #nickjonas
New episode! The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards concl New episode! The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards concluded their week long celebration. Matthew Simpson joins the show as we discuss the big winners, losers and snubs. Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #canadianscreenawards #mileendkicks #nirvanathebandtheshowthemovie #40acres
New reviews! Elysia Brenner looks at seven differe New reviews! Elysia Brenner looks at seven different shorts that played during the Hot Docs film festival dealing with themes such as self preservation, thriving with disabilities and much more. Click link in bio to read them all. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs
New episode! Jeff Bulmer interviews Tommy Avallone New episode! Jeff Bulmer interviews Tommy Avallone, the director of the new MySpace documentary. They discuss picking the right guests, not having Tom Andersons involved much more! Click link in bio to watch!
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #myspace #tommyavallone #tomanderson
New review! Moneyball tells the story of Billy Bea New review! Moneyball tells the story of Billy Beane, the General Manager of the Oakland Athletics and how he revolutionized the game. The film has just received a 4K release, click link in bio to read Dakota Arsenault’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #moneyball #bennettmiller #bradpitt #baseball
New review! Best Boy deals with the aftermath of a New review! Best Boy deals with the aftermath of a family when their patriarch dies and in his will forces his now adult children into one more humiliating contest to see who is most deserving of his inheritance. Click link in bio to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #bestboy #jessenoahklein
New reviews! Elysia Brenner looks at four films th New reviews! Elysia Brenner looks at four films that centre around the theme of democracy and personal freedoms. Click link in bio to read her reviews on The Seoul Guardians, Parasisi, Aanikoobijigan and Truck Mama.
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #theseoulguardians #parasisi
New review! Gimme Truth takes an unflinching eye t New review! Gimme Truth takes an unflinching eye to the world of conspiracy theorists and new age grifters allowing them to tell their own stories as we watch on in horror. Click link in bio to read Dakota's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #gimmetruth #simonennis #bradabrahams
New episode! The 2026 Hot Docs film festival, cele New episode! The 2026 Hot Docs film festival, celebrating the best in documentary cinema from around the world has come to a close. We discuss 8 films that played including ⁠The Seoul Guardians⁠, Gimme Truth⁠, ⁠The Ballad of Judas Priest, ⁠Myspace and more! Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs
New reviews! Elysia Brenner looks at five films th New reviews! Elysia Brenner looks at five films that center around children who are or did grow up in war zones and the trauma they carry. Click link in bio to read about American Doctor, Paikar, A Fix Under A Pink Moon, Birds Of War and Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs
New review! This Above All: The Theatrical Life of New review! This Above All: The Theatrical Life of Antoni Cimolino looks at the career of the man who is the outgoing artistic director of the Stratford Festival, the largest theatrical fest in North America. Click link in bio to read Dakota's ⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #stratford #stratfordfestival #shakespeare
New review! The CN Tower opening in 1976 and has d New review! The CN Tower opening in 1976 and has defined the skyline of Toronto ever since. The Tower That Built a City looks at the construction of it and how it’s looming presence makes a statement. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #thetowerthatbuiltacity #cntower
New review! Omaha follows a single dad and his two New review! Omaha follows a single dad and his two young children as they take an impromptu road trip that feels a lot more serious for the family's situation as the film goes on. Click link in bio to read Ryan Beaupit's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #omaha #johnmagaro #colewebley
New review! Remember your top 8's and customizing New review! Remember your top 8's and customizing the song that played on your wall? MySpace looks at the rise and eventual fall of the once mighty social media platform. Click link in bio to read Dakota's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #myspace #tomanderson
New review! Steal This Story, Please! tells the li New review! Steal This Story, Please! tells the life and career of journalist Amy Goodman from her beginnings through the current presidential administration and work with Democracy Now! Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #stealthisstoryplease #amygoodman #democracynow
New reviews! In our first Hot Docs review round up New reviews! In our first Hot Docs review round up Rach Epstein reviews two short films, My Body Goes To Work and 0004NGEL. Both films deal with sex work and how it is evolving in the digital times. Click link in bio to read them. 
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #mybodygoestowork #0004NGEL
New review! Whispers in May is a coming of age sto New review! Whispers in May is a coming of age story about a young teen in China who upon getting her period for the first time struggles with balancing expectations of becoming an adult but wanting to still be a child. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review!
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#contrazoompod #hotdocs #whispersinmay
New review! Hunting Matthew Nichols is mockumentar New review! Hunting Matthew Nichols is mockumentary horror film that starts out as a true crime documentary but morphs into a found footage horror. Click link in bio to read Rach Epstein's ⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #huntingmatthewnichols
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  • Reviews: Trainspotting – Restoration
  • Reviews: Groove – Physical Release
  • Reviews: Power Ballad
  • 336: 2026 Canadian Screen Awards
  • Reviews: 2026 Hot Docs Round Up – Part 4
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