Blog: 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Preview August 23, 2024 The 2024 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is almost upon us. The fest has been a staple of Contra Zoom going back… Continue Reading
284: 2024 Fantasia Film Festival August 20, 2024 The 2024 edition of the Fantasia Film Festival just concluded and we discuss some of the films we watched, including Cuckoo, The Silent Planet,… Continue Reading
Reviews: Darkest Miriam from Fantasia Festival 2024 August 16, 2024 Final Rating: 3/5 Working in a quiet downtown branch of the Toronto Public Library, librarian Miriam (Britt Lower) finds purpose observing the regulars and… Continue Reading
Reviews: Cuckoo from Fantasia Festival 2024 July 31, 2024 Final Rating: 4/5 A famous aspect of the cuckoo bird is brood parasitism, which is found in all members of the Cuculidae family. Brood… Continue Reading
Reviews: Infinite Summer from Fantasia Festival 2024 July 30, 2024 Final Rating: 2.5/5 At times, Miguel Llansó’s Infinite Summer is a character study, a conspiracy thriller, a wistful teen comedy, and a buddy cop… Continue Reading
Reviews: Kizumonogatari – Koyomi Vamp from Fantasia Festival 2024 July 29, 2024 Final Rating: 2/5 One day, while walking through the subway, Koyomi Araragi (Hiroshi Kamiya) encounters a vampire at the end of her life. Despite… Continue Reading
Blog: Fantasia Film Festival 2024 Preview July 15, 2024 From July 18th to August 4th, Montreal will host the 28th edition of the Fantasia Film Festival. Here are our most anticipated films playing! Continue Reading
281: 2024 Toronto Japanese Film Festival July 2, 2024 The 2024 Toronto Japanese Film Festival has just concluded and we wrap up the best films that we saw during the run including Stay Mum, Missing and more. Continue Reading
Reviews: Don’t Call It Mystery From Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2024 June 20, 2024 Totonō, is a socially awkward student with a Sherlock Holmes-like knack for observation. On a trip to Hiroshima, he is enlisted to help solve a family feud. Continue Reading
Reviews: Missing From Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2024 June 19, 2024 Miu, the daughter of Saori and Yutaka has been missing for six months. Every day, the couple spend their time after work distributing flyers in the town square. Continue Reading
