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

New review! Sherman’s March is a documentary that New review! Sherman’s March is a documentary that came out in 1985, that tracks the director Ross McElwee as he recreates General William Sherman’s travels but he keeps getting distracted by his personal and love life. Click link in bio to read Pedro Lima’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #restoration #shermansmarch #rossmcelwee
New episode! The Academy Awards recently announced New episode! The Academy Awards recently announced a whole slate of new rules and regulations. We discuss how actors can now be nominated twice in the same category, the different route a film can take to be nominated for Best International Film and much more. Click link in bio to listen. 
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#contrazoompod #oscars #academyawards
New review! Sham tells story of a teacher accused New review! Sham tells story of a teacher accused of assaulting a student but the film tracks the story from both the mother’s perspective and the teachers leading to wildly different versions. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoom #torontojapanesefilmfestival #tjff #sham #takashiMiike
New review! George Stevens: A Filmmakers Journey h New review! George Stevens: A Filmmakers Journey has received a stunning 4K remaster. The documentary about the iconic filmmaker is lovingly given a physical release and is chock full with tonsnof supplements. Click link in bio to read Matt Sheardown's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review! Now available to purchase on Movie Zyng. 
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#contrazoompod #georgestevens #physicmedia #shane #giant
New review! Sai – disaster screened at the Toronto New review! Sai - disaster screened at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival and in almost anthology like format follows several unconnected stories of people dying all after encountering a mysterious man. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #tjff #torontojapanesefilmfestival #saidisaster #japan
New review! Stop! That! Train! is a comedy satire New review! Stop! That! Train! is a comedy satire spring from the world of RuPaul’s Drag Race. A runaway train sets off in motion nonstop gags and jokes as two hostesses played by Ginger Minj and Jujubee try to contain things. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. 
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#contrazoompod #rupaul #dragrace #gingerminj #jujubee
New review! The Voices of Our Mother is about an e New review! The Voices of Our Mother is about an elderly woman who gets sick and her four adult children return home to take care of her. They must figure out if she is ill or potentially possessed. Click link in bio to read Ryan Beaupit’s ⭐️.5 review. 
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#contrazoompod #thevoicesofourmother #markobrien #sheilamccarthy
New episode! We celebrate the the work of director New episode! We celebrate the the work of director Paul Thomas Anderson by ranking his 10 narrative films. From Hard Eight to One Battle After Another we talk about them all. Click link in bio to listen!
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#contrazoompod #paulthomasanderson #onebattleafteranother #magnolia #boogienights
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
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