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Contra Zoom Pod
Dakota Arsenault
Contra Zoom is a film based podcast going in depth about varying movie related subjects. Dakota Arsenault and guests go over both academic and the fun aspects of enjoying the film medium. Episodes feature lists, interviews and comparisons. Contra Zoom is presented by Aesthetic Magazine. Email us at [email protected]
- 1 hour 39 secondsBonus: Better Know a Contributor - Matthew Simpson
In lieu of a full episode this week, we bring you the ninth in our series of bonus episodes, Better Know a Contributor, where we ask frequent guests of the show 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions so you can learn more about your favourite voices. On this show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday podcast. Dakota and Matthew discuss how to market a film podcast, how you can still discover Airplane! jokes even after dozens of viewings, what makes Sam Raimi so special and more!
Check out previous Better Know a Contributor shows focusing on Dakota, Rachel and Bil to learn more about the extended CZP family.
Check out the nominees for Best Cascadian Film from the CFTCA critics group that Matthew and Dakota co-founded.
For more of Matthew's work check out his personal portfolio. Follow Awesome Friday on Twitter and Instagram.
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9 December 2024, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 15 minutes291: Columbia Noirs
It's November, which means it is time for our annual Noir-vember themed episode! To celebrate Columbia Pictures 100th anniversary, The Criterion Channel put together a pack of some of their noir hits. We discuss Gilda, The Crimson Kimono and Experiment in Terror. Joining the show is Alisha Mughal, editor at The Asian Cut.
Alisha previously joined the show for 261: McCarthyism in Noir and 216: Fox Film Noirs.
Read Alisha's Silence As Salvation: The Quiet Femmes of Modern Horror.
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25 November 2024, 1:06 am - 1 hour 22 minutes290: A24 Retrospective - The Souvenir
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2019 and 2021's The Souvenir and The Souvenir: Part II, written and directed by Joanna Hogg. The films are autobiographical stories of Hogg's own life with Honor Swinton Byrne portraying her during a bad relationship and the reverberating effects it has on her life. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer and Pierre Frigon, hosts of the Classic Movies Live podcast.
Our double bill pairings for Part I include Barry Lyndon (Dakota's pick) and La La Land (Pierre's pick) and for Part II include The Wonder (Dakota's pick), Cold War (Jeff's pick) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Pierre's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd.
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17 November 2024, 3:00 pm - 1 hour 19 minutes289: Giallo!
For our Halloween special this year we decided to fill in some horror blind spots and check out the Giallo collection that is available to stream on the Criterion Channel. We review Blood and Black Lace, Don't Torture a Duckling and Deep Red. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday podcast.
Check out the full list of movies in the Criterion Channel collection on Letterboxd.
Check out Filmsplaining with Martyn Strange episode 206: Giallo that was used as research for this episode.
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28 October 2024, 6:02 pm - 55 minutes 45 seconds288: A24 Retrospective - Mojave
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2016's Mojave, directed by William Monahan. The film stars Garrett Hedlund as Tom, a depressed director who goes into the desert and ends up coming across Oscar Issac’s drifter Jack where they have a confrontation that continues back in LA. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday podcast.
Our double bill pairings include The Gift (Dakota's pick) and The Hateful Eight (Matthew's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd.
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21 October 2024, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 32 minutes287: 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival
The 2024 edition of VIFF just wrapped its 43rd year. We discuss our thoughts on the festival and review some of the films watched. Joining the show is Todd Pengelly, Marta Djordjevic and Christopher Cross.
We review Anora, Universal Language, All We Imagine As Light, Conclave, A Different Man, The Girl With a Needle, No Other Land and Rumours.
Read Dakota's reviews of Inedia, A Different Man, Conclave, The Mother and the Bear and Rumours.
Read Marta's reviews of All We Imagine as Light and The Girl With The Needle. Subscribe to McFly's Movie House and follow Marta on Twitter and Instagram.
Read Christopher's reviews for Universal Language and Matt and Mara. Follow Christopher on Twitter and Instagram.
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7 October 2024, 12:00 pm - 2 hours 7 minutes286: 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
With TIFF now behind us, it is time to discuss some of our favourite films that played, the award winners and what comes next for the People's Choice selection. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live, Thomas Stoneham-Judge from For Reel and Darren Zakus from Movie Scene Canada.
We review The Life of Chuck, The Substance, Queer, Eden, The Shrouds, SATURDAY NIGHT, The Assessment and Heretic.
Read Dakota's reviews of SATURDAY NIGHT and The Last Showgirl.
Read Jeff's reviews of The Substance, Vice is Broke, The Return, Julie Keeps Quiet, Universal Language, Young Werther, Paying For It and Seeds.
Read Brodie Cotnam's review of The Life of Chuck.
Read Darren's reviews of Eden, Babygirl and The Life of Chuck.
Check out Thomas and For Reel's complete TIFF coverage.
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23 September 2024, 3:00 am - 1 hour 14 minutes285: 2024 TIFF Preview
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 5-15th and we will be in town covering the fest. Here we preview our most anticipated films playing! Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast.
Dakota's picks: Oh, Canada, SATURDAY NIGHT, The Shrouds, The Last Showgirl, Anora and Relay.
Jeff's pick: Ick, Universal Language, The Life of Chuck, Cloud, The Return and Piece by Piece.
Read Dakota and Jeff's blog previewing their picks for films playing TIFF.
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26 August 2024, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 27 minutes284: 2024 Fantasia Film Festival
The 2024 edition of the Fantasia Film Festival just concluded and we discuss some of the films we watched, including Cuckoo, The Silent Planet, The Tenants, Electrophilia, Darkest Miriam, Hollywood 90028 and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast.
Read Dakota's reviews of The Silent Planet and Electrophilia.
Read Jeff's reviews of Cuckoo, Infinite Summer, Kizumonogatari - Koyomi Vamp and Darkest Miriam.
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19 August 2024, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 3 minutes283: A24 Retrospective - Mississippi Grind
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Mississippi Grind directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. The film stars Ben Mendelsohn as Gerry a down and out gambling addict who befriends Ryan Reynolds Curtis, a man who he believes is his good luck charm. Joining the show is Eric Zhu, who publishes his work on Substack called The Insert.
Our double bill pairings include Hard Eight (Dakota's pick) and The Adults (Eric's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd.
If you haven't heard our deep dive into the origins of A24, listen to episode 108: A History of A24 Films and our last episode in this series episode 277: A24 Retrospective - Dark Places.
For more of Eric's work check out his reviews on La Práctica and Notes on Films by Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler on The Insert.
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12 August 2024, 12:00 pm - 1 hour 23 minutes282: Best Films By Genre Part 2
It is recently Dakota's birthday, and we continue the trend of picking a category and choosing our favourites from it. In 2020 there was 114: 30 Films in 30 Years, in 2021 it was 157: Best Films Through the Decades in 2022 it was 199: Best Films by Genre and in 2023 it was 243: Best Films By Language.
This year we are continuing 2022's theme of doing ten more genres by going through ten different film genres and name our favourite films from each of them! See our picks below (Dakota's first, then Bil's)!
Comic Book: V for Vendetta and Persepolis
Epic: Lawrence of Arabia and Cleopatra
Family/Kids: Elf and Meet Me In St. Louis
Fantasy: The Green Knight and The Double Life of Veronique
Live Performance: Stop Making Sense (both picked this film)
Silent: The General and City Lights
Sports: He Got Game and A League of Their Own
Thriller: To Live and Die in LA and Charade
War: The Bridge on the River Kwai and The English Patient
Western: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Once Upon A Time in the West
How many of our picks have you seen? Compare on our Letterboxd list.
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