Reviews: Jeanne Du Barry June 25, 2024 The historical romance film Jeanne du Barry is clearly a passion project for director Maïwenn, but ironically, passion is the thing most absent in the film. 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
Reviews: The Acolyte June 5, 2024 The Acolyte spends a lot of its time trying to build a mystery in its story but it doesn’t allow much time for those mysteries to simmer. Continue Reading
Reviews: SIFF Documentary Round Up – Part 2 May 30, 2024 In this batch of capsule reviews from the Seattle International FIlm Festival, we’ve chosen to focus on two documentaries. Continue Reading
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 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
