259: 2023 ImagineNATIVE November 14, 2023 ImagineNATIVE is the world’s biggest Indigenous film and arts festival. We discuss I’m Just Here For The Riot, Fancy Dance, Hey Viktor!, Tautuktavuk: What We See, Red, White and Brass and Inky Pinky Ponky. Continue Reading
Reviews: Late Night With The Devil from Toronto After Dark Film Festival October 25, 2023 Presented as the original master tapes from the most scandalous episode of a fictional TV talk show, Late Night is a slow-burn psychological horror that’s as funny as it is terrifying and as gripping as it is kitschy. Continue Reading
Reviews: Fancy Dance from ImagineNATIVE 2023 October 23, 2023 Centred around the coming-of-age of a young Seneca-Cayuga girl on a road trip with her aunt, Fancy Dance deftly weaves in themes of cultural assimilation, missing and murdered indigenous women, and apathy towards crime against Native Americans. Continue Reading
252: 2023 TIFF Wrap Up September 19, 2023 We wrap up this year’s Toronto International Film Festival by talking about the big hits and misses, our favourite films and the award winners. Joining the show to help us break it all down is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies. Jeff also contributed some festival movie reviews to Contra Zoom. Continue Reading
Reviews: I Don’t Know Who You Are from TIFF 2023 September 8, 2023 After he is sexually assaulted, musician Benjamin spends the weekend trying to get money for HIV-preventative treatment. Embarrassed, confused, and with his pride and life both on the line and at odds with each other, Benjamin turns to extra work and begging old friends for extra cash. Continue Reading
Guest Appearance: Classic Movies Live – Season 4, Episode 15: Do Do-Over: The Hidden Fortress/Star Wars April 5, 2023 Do/Do-Over examines the similarities and differences between a film and its remake, or a film it heavily inspired. This time, we’re looking at the… Continue Reading
231: Best Films of 2022 March 28, 2023 Now that the Oscars are gone, we can officially flip the calendar on the 2022 movie year. Dakota and Rachel each name their ten… Continue Reading
225: Oscars 2023 – Top Fabelmans of Inisherin February 7, 2023 We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On… Continue Reading
220: Contra Zoom Pod’s Greatest Films of all Time December 12, 2022 It’s finally here! With the release of the British Film Institute’s Sight and Sound Great Films of all Time poll came out on December… Continue Reading
Bonus: Better Know a Contributor – Jeff Bulmer June 21, 2022 In lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the sixth in our series of bonus episodes, Better Know a Contributor, where… Continue Reading
