Blog: A Collection of Canadian Screen Award Reviews May 29, 2024 Covering and supporting Canadian film is a core tenet of Contra Zoom. Check out the collected reviews of CSA nominated films. Continue Reading
Reviews: SIFF Documentary Round Up – Part 1 May 27, 2024 In this batch of capsule reviews from the Seattle International FIlm Festival, we’ve chosen to focus on two documentaries. Continue Reading
Reviews: Madame Web – Physical Release May 24, 2024 Even at its worst, Madame Web is fascinating. The choices are almost uniformly bad, but in interesting ways that inspire more reflection. Continue Reading
Reviews: river May 23, 2024 In River, the inhabitants of a small inn in the Japanese countryside suddenly find themselves in a time loop, River restricts the loop to two minutes. Continue Reading
Reviews: Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox from SIFF 2024 May 22, 2024 Tim Travers creates a time machine, and a paradox when he steps through the machine over and over again creating many Tim’s. Continue Reading
Reviews: Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film from SIFF 2024 May 20, 2024 Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film looks at whether or not the esteemed director’s 1944 film Lifeboat was helping the war effort or potentially aiding the enemy. Continue Reading
Reviews: Ru May 17, 2024 Ru follows the tale of Tinh, who with her family is one of many “boat people” from Southern Vietnam that relocate to Quebec. Continue Reading
Reviews: Humane May 16, 2024 In Humane, Caitlin Cronenberg takes on the environment, government overreach, pandemic response plans, familial legacies, race, ableism and much more. Continue Reading
Reviews: Grand Theft Hamlet from Hot Docs 2024 May 15, 2024 Grand Theft Hamlet, documents the process to stage a live production of Hamlet within the virtual world of GTA during the UK’s COVID lockdown in early 2021. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Click Trap from Hot Docs 2024 May 13, 2024 Over 80 minutes of The Click Trap, in interviews with politicians and watchdog groups, we are shown the worst that digital advertising enables/funds. Continue Reading
