On the Season 2 debut of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies , we travel to Bermuda, an Atlantic island whose history spans centuries and continents. Once uninhabited, Bermuda became a vital stop in transatlantic trade, a maritime stronghold, and a cultural crossroads shaped by African, European, Caribbean, and Native American influences. Guests Dr. Kristy Warren and Dr. Edward Harris trace its transformation from an uninhabited island to a strategic outpost shaped by shipwrecks, colonization, the transatlantic slave trade, and the rise and fall of empires. Plus, former Director of Tourism Gary Phillips shares the story of the Gombey tradition, a vibrant performance art rooted in resistance, migration, and cultural fusion. Together, they reveal how Bermuda’s layered past continues to shape its people, culture, and identity today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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. Visit contrazoompod.com for more details!
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. Visit contrazoompod.com for more details!
The 2025 edition of Hot Docs ran from April 24-May 4th, and we recap six of the films we watched including Ultras , Coexistence, My Ass! , The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés , The Secret Lives of My Three Men, Always and Writing Hawa . Joining Dakota and Jeff is Pedro Lima, a writer for Contra Zoom Pod . Check out Dakota's reviews of Paul , and The Secret Lives of My Three Men. Check out Jeff's reviews of I Dreamed His Name , Shamed and Endless Cookie. Check out Pedro's reviews of The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés , Yalla Parkour , Khartoum , Mama and My Boyfriend the Fascist. Watch C. Tangana's music video for the song Oliveira Dos Cen Anos . Follow Pedro on Threads , Instagram and Letterboxd . Follow Jeff's podcast Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
With the announcement of there being a stunt Oscar coming in 2028, we decided to name who we think should have been the nominees and winners for the past five years. We also discuss other new Oscar rules. Joining the show is critic Todd Pengelly . Read about the addition of the Best Stunts category . Read about the upcoming changes to some Oscar categories . Dakota's picks for Best Stunts the last five years: The Fall Guy, The Iron Claw, The Batman, No Time to Die and Tenet. Todd's picks for Best Stunts the last five years: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, John Wick: Chapter 4, RRR, No Time to Die and Tenet. Follow Todd on Twitter and Letterboxd . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films . On this episode Dakota and Matthew are looking at 2021's Val directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo. The film is a documentary using actor Val Kilmer's extensive home video collection to cover his life and career up to his diagnoses with throat cancer that left him without a voice. Kilmer sadly passed away on April 1st, 2025 so we decided to jump forward to cover this film. Both Matthew Simpson and Jeff Bulmer are officially joining the podcast as permanent rotating co-hosts! Our double bill pairings include Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Dakota's pick) and Top Secret! (Matthew's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd . For more of Matthew's work check out his personal portfolio . Follow him on Bluesky and Threads . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
The Canadian Screen Awards announced their nominations for the June 1st gala with Universal Language leading the pack with 13 nominations. Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast, joins the show as the guys try to predict who will be nominated and then react to actual films that made the cut. See the Letterboxd list that Jeff made that features all of the nominated films. Check out some of our Canadian Screen Award reviews from this past year, Darkest Miriam , Paying For It , Rumours , Shepherds , The Apprentice , Universal Language and Young Werther . Check out new reviews from Contrazoompod.com including Wolf Man , The Penguin Lessons and Julie Keeps Quiet . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
Now that Oscar season has come and gone, it is finally time to put a bow on the films from 2024. We rank our top 10 films of the year. Joining the show is CZP's former co-host Rachel Ho. We also feature voicemails from friends of the show who name their favourite film of the year. Dakota's List 10. The Seed of the Sacred Fig 9. Dune: Part Two 8. The King Tide 7. Kneecap 6. Challengers 5. Dìdi 4. Saturday Night 3. Civil War 2. Sing Sing 1. Conclave Rachel's List 10. The Bikeriders 9. Sing Sing 8. A Different Man 7. All The Long Nights 6. Dune: Part Two 5. Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story 4. I'm Still Here 3. Better Man 2. September 5 1. Mars Express Thank you our special guests for sending in voicemails of their favourite films: Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live (Paying For It), Bryan Loomis from What A Picture (Evil Does Not Exist), Pedro Lima from ContraZoomPod.com (exergue - on documenta 14) and Marta Djordjevic from Rewind and Revive (All We Imagine As Light). Check out Dakota and Rachel's blog post If We Were Oscar Voters . Check out Dakota's full list of 2024 Films Ranked on Letterboxd. Follow Rachel on Instagram , bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews. Read her interview with Seven Veils director Atom Egoyan . Read Dakota's recent reviews on Shepherds and Can I Get A Witness . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
Oscar season is officially over after Anora won Best Picture and four other trophies at the 97th Academy Awards. We recap the ceremony, give our thoughts on the biggest winners and losers and judge the production of the show itself. Joining the show is critic Alex Southey , who was last heard on episode 295: 2025 Oscar Nomination Reactions . We look at who won the the contest back on episode 299: 2025 Oscar Draft , with Alex Watson winning with 7 points, followed by Dakota and Thomas Stoneham-Judge with 5 points each and Brodie Cotnam finishing in last with 3 points. Check out the collection of Oscar nominated reviews, blogs and podcasts all in one convenient post. Follow Alex Southey on Instagram and Letterboxd . Check out his podcasts Your Worst Song... and The Human Interest Hour... Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We are less than a week away from the Oscars, so we put our reputations on the line to predict who will win at the 97th Academy Awards. Joining the show is Elizabeth Mulloy a Washington based critic. Below are our picks of who we think will win: Best Picture - The Brutalist (D), Anora (E) Best Director - Sean Baker (D+E) Best Actor - Adrian Brody (D+E) Best Actress - Demi Moore (D+E) Best Supporting Actor - Kieran Culkin (D+E) Best Supporting Actress - Zoe Saldaña (D+E) Best Adapted Screenplay - Conclave (D+E) Best Original Screenplay - Anora (D+E) Best Cinematography - The Brutalist (D), Nosferatu (E) Best Documentary - No Other Land (D+E) Best Original Song - El Mal (D+E) Best Original Score - The Brutalist (D+E) Best Sound - Wicked (D+E) Best Costume Design - Wicked (D+E) Best Makeup and Hairstyling - The Substance (D+E) Best Production Design - Dune: Part Two (D), Wicked (E) Best Animated Feature - The Wild Robot (D), Flow (E) Best Visual Effects - Dune: Part Two (D+E) Best Film Editing - Anora (D), Conclave (E) Best International Film - I'm Still Here (D), Emilia Pérez (E) Best Live Action Short - A Lien (D+E) Best Documentary Short - I Am Ready, Warden (D+E) Best Animated Short - Wander to Wonder (D), Beautiful Men (E) Follow Elizabeth on Threads , Instagram and Letterboxd . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We are back with our third annual Oscar Draft. It is very simple, each person selects 5 movies that are nominated at this year’s Oscars and whoever gets the most awards, wins! Joining Dakota is Thomas Stoneham-Judge , Brodie Cotnam and Alex Watson. Stay tuned to the Oscar Wrap Up podcast to see who the winner was! Check out 2024's Oscar Draft and the 2023 Draft too . Dakota's team - The Brutalist, A Real Pain, The Wild Robot, No Other Land, A Lien Alex's team - Anora, Conclave, Nosferatu, Flow and Sing Sing Brodie's team - The Substance, Dune: Part Two, A Complete Unknown, Wander to Wonder and The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent Thomas' team - Emilia Pérez, Wicked, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys and Black Box Diaries Follow For Reel on Twitter , Instagram and YouTube . Follow Thomas on Twitter and Instagram . Watch Brodie's short film The Gift and log it on Letterboxd . that he wrote and follow him on Twitter and Letterboxd . Follow Alex Watson on Twitter and Letterboxd . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On this final episode of the series we talk about Wicked , Conclave , I'm Still Here and Nickel Boys . We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Paulo Bautista host of the Oscars Death Race Podcast . Check out our Oscar Primer blog entries where we look at other films nominated at the Oscars. The most recent entry covers Nosferatu, The Six Triple Eight and Black Box Diaries. This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to the Altadena Girls Fire Recovery or the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund . Check out Jeff Bulmer's review of I'm Still Here and thank you to Sony Pictures Classic and StarPR for the screener. Follow Paulo on Twitter and Letterboxd . Follow Contra Zoom on Letterboxd , Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On this episode of the series we talk about Emilia Pérez , Dune: Part Two and The Substance . We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Ethan Simmie, the host of The Movie Draft Podcast and 24 Minutes of A24 . Check out our Oscar Primer blog entries where we look at other films nominated at the Oscars. The most recent entry covers A Real Pain, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Memoir of a Snail and Gladiator II. This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to the World Central Kitchen or the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program . Check out more of Ethan's work by subscribing to his YouTube channel Movies Are So Back and read his writing at Agents of Fandom. Follow Ethan on Letterboxd , Twitter and TikTok . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On the first episode of the series we talk about The Brutalist , A Complete Unknown and Anora . We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast and frequent contributor to ContraZoomPod.com . Check out our nomination reactions podcast where we looked at the biggest winners, surprises and snubs. What is VistaVision? This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank or the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation . Check out Classic Movies Live episodes on Anora and The Substance . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced and we react to the big winners, surprises and snubs for this years show. Joining the show is Alex Southey, who runs the Play With Rabbit Ears blog. This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to the California Fire Foundation and the California Community Foundation . Listen to Dakota's predictions on who would get nominated on the Oscars Death Race Podcast (surprise he got a 75% accuracy rate). Follow Alex Southey on Instagram and Letterboxd . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
The first half of the decade is now behind us, so let's look back at the best films that came out from 2020-2024. We sent out a poll to critics and made a list of the 50 best films of the decade so far. Last week on Part 1 , we revealed picks 50-26. Now here is Part 2 where we count down picks 25 through number 1! Huge thank you to the following people for sending in voicemails on behalf of films that made the list: Calum Macnab , Bryan Loomis , Brodie Cotnam , Daniel Grant , Matthew Simpson , Alex Watson , Martyn Strange , Matt Schmidt , Aria , Nathan Sizemore , Todd Pengelly , John Richards , Sean Wilson , Bil Antoniou , Jeff Bulmer , Harper Thompson , Rachel Ho and Nate Storring . See every film mentioned on ballots on the complete Letterboxd list . A very special thank you to Cristel Tapia for designing the custom artwork for this series. Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
The first half of the decade is now behind us, so let's look back at the best films that came out from 2020-2024. We sent out a poll to critics and made a list of the 50 best films of the decade so far. On Part 1, we reveal picks 50-26, with the rest being named on Part 2 next week. Huge thank you to the following people for sending in voicemails on behalf of films that made the list: Bryan Loomis , Stephanie Prior, Ethan Simmie , Calum Macnab , Ricky Valero , Darren Zakus , Mike Noyes , Adam Schoales , Simon Best , Eric Zhu , Katey Yost , Raf Stitt , Alex Kokke , Mark Hofmeyer , Brett Schutt and Lori Alex . A very special thank you to Cristel Tapia for designing the custom artwork for this series. Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films . On this episode we are looking at 2015's The Witch directed by Robert Eggers. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy, as the eldest child of a New England family who moves out of their plantation home to live near woods where witches may habitate. Joining the show is Ethan Simmie, the host of The Movie Draft Podcast and 24 Minutes of A24 . Our double bill pairings include Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (Dakota's pick) and The First Omen (Ethan's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd . Check out more of Ethan's work by subscribing to his YouTube channel Movies Are So Back and read his writing at Agents of Fandom. Follow Ethan on Letterboxd , Twitter and TikTok . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Follow Alisha on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Instagram , Threads and Bluesky . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , Breaker and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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. For more of Matthew's work check out his personal portfolio . Follow Awesome Friday on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . For more of Matthew's work check out his personal portfolio . Follow Awesome Friday on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Follow Todd on Twitter and Letterboxd . Leave a comment on Spotify for what movies you saw at TIFF! Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Leave a comment on Spotify for what movies you saw at TIFF! Follow Darren Zakus on Twitter and Instagram . Follow For Reel on Twitter , Instagram and YouTube . Follow Thomas on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Leave a comment on Spotify for what movies you're most excited to watch! Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com . Create your podcast today! #madeonzencastr…
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 . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
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. Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
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. Follow Bil on Twitter , Instagram and YouTube . Check out Bad Gay Movies on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
The 2024 Toronto Japanese Film Festival has just concluded and we wrap up the best films that we saw during the run. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast. We discuss Stay Mum , Missing , Great Absence , Life is Climbing and Mondays: See You "This" Week . Read Jeff's reviews of Missing and Don't Call It Mystery . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
The Canadian Screen Awards celebrate the best in film, television and web content from Canada, and we discuss the films that were nominated and won at this year's ceremony. Movies discussed include BlackBerry, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, The Queen of my Dreams, Red Rooms and more! Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast. Read our collected reviews for films that were nominated. Check out Jeff's Letterboxd list of nominated films and Matthew Simpson's article of where to watch the films. Read Jeff's reviews of Madame Web and river . Check out the Movie Friends Podcast and follow the show on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
Summer movie season is upon us, so it is time to pick what movies with a confirmed release date we are most excited about seeing this year! Dakota's picks are The Bikeriders , Kinds of Kindness , Wolf Man , Gladiator 2 and Nosferatu . Rachel's picks are Twisters , Trap , Speak No Evil , Wolfs and Mufasa: The Lion King . Rachel also announced that she is ending her run as permanent co-host. She will still come back as a guest, but won't be a full time contributor going forward. She listed her three favourite episodes, 161: Fantasia Fest Interviews , 171: The Unholy Trinity of Folk Horror and 185: 2022 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations . I hope you join me in thanking Rachel for all her contributions to the podcast over the last few years! Read Rachel's interview with Sam Taylor-Johnson director of Back to Black . Read Dakota's review of Tim Travers and the Time Traveler’s Paradox and Hitchcock’s Pro-Nazi Film . Also Jeff Bulmer's reviews of Madame Web and River . Follow Rachel on Twitter and Instagram , bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews. Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
The 2024 Seattle International Film Festival just concluded and we wrap up some of the films we saw. Joining the show again is Thomas Stoneham-Judge, the owner of For Reel , who was last heard on episode 270: 2024 Oscar Draft . We talk about Dìdi , The Missing (Iti mapukpukaw) , Tiger Stripes , Terrestrial Verses , Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film and Bob Trevino Likes It . Read Dakota's review of Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film and Red Rooms . Paulo Bautista's reviews of The Missing and Dìdi . Watch For Reel's interviews with the director of The Missing with more coming. Follow For Reel on Twitter , Instagram and YouTube . Follow Thomas on Twitter and Instagram . Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram . Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf ! Listen to Contra Zoom on Anchor , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Google Play , Overcast , RadioPublic , Breaker , Podcast Addict and more! Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For more information, visit contrazoompod.com .…
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