267: Anatomy of an Oppenheimer Zone February 6, 2024 We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees. We talk about Oppenheimer, Anatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Taste of Things from New York Film Festival 2023 October 18, 2023 The Taste of Things is certainly an enjoyable film, especially for food lovers everywhere. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Boy and the Heron from New York Film Festival 2023 October 14, 2023 Beyond the surface level through lines that Ghibli fans will recognize though, Miyazaki leaves a message for his grandson about grief, death and moving on. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Zone of Interest from New York Film Festival 2023 October 13, 2023 The chilling juxtaposition of the evils of Nazism against the humdrum of household life is at the core of Johathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest. Continue Reading
Reviews: Evil Does Not Exist from New York Film Festival 2023 October 11, 2023 While not as long as his most recent film Drive My Car, Evil Does Not Exist still has a gripping pace and beautiful and creatively minimalist cinematography. Continue Reading
254: Celebrating Filipino Cinema October 3, 2023 October is Filipino American Heritage Month and to celebrate we are looking at the contributions that The Philippines have made to cinema. Continue Reading
Bonus: Better Know a Contributor – Paulo Bautista June 27, 2023 We bring you the eighth in our series of bonus episodes, Better Know a Contributor, where we ask frequent guests of the show 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions. 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