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
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
