296 episodes
Contra Zoom Pod Dakota Arsenault
-
- TV & Film
-
-
4.0 • 10 Ratings
-
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!
-
280: Canadian Screen Awards 2024
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.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message -
279: Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
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.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message -
278: 2024 SIFF Wrap Up
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.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message -
277: A24 Retrospective - Dark Places
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Dark Places directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. The film stars Charlize Theron as Libby Day a woman who witnessed her older brother murder her entire family in a satanic ritual as a child, only to now be forced to questioned if that's what really happened. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson, one half of the Awesome Friday Podcast.
Our double bill pairings include Satan Wants You (Dakota) and Gone Girl (Matthew). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd.
Check out Dakota's interview with Steve J. Adams and Sean Horler, the directors of Satan Wants You.
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 274: A24 Retrospective - The End of the Tour.
Read Contra Zoom's reviews from Hot Docs including Fire Tower, Secret Mall Apartment, The Click Trap and more.
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.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message -
276: Hot Docs 2024
For the fifth year in a row we are covering the Hot Docs Film Festival, which celebrates the best in documentary films. We discuss 6 films watched during this year's fest. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast.
The films covered are Secret Mall Apartment, American Cats, Red Fever, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, Agent of Happiness and Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself.
Read Jeff's reviews for Whatever It Takes and Agent of Happiness, with more to come!
Read Dakota's reviews for Red Fever and Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself with more to come!
To learn more about the state of Hot Docs read Pat Mullen's in depth reporting over at POV Magazine on the subject HERE, HERE and HERE.
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.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message -
275: Seven Samurai at 70 Years
Back in 1954, Akira Kurosawa made the seminal samurai epic Seven Samurai starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura. The film tells the story of a group of ronin who band up together to save a farmers village from a group of bandits. The film came out 70 years ago, so to celebrate the anniversary we review it and talk about the film’s influence. Joining the show is Bryan Loomis host of the What a Picture Podcast.
Check out Matthew Simpson's Letterboxd list Movies that are just The Seven Samurai Again.
Listen to What a Picture 42. Seven Samurai (1954) - Akira Kurosawa (with Bill Graham).
Listen to 43: Make/Remake: Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven.
Follow Bryan on Bluesky, Twitter and Letterboxd.
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.
Thank you Eric and Kevin Smale for the original theme songs, Jimere for the interlude music and Stephanie Prior for designing the logo.
---
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/contrazoompod/message
Customer Reviews
Very knowledgable
Great show! The host is super knowledgable but still maintains an approachable atmosphere for film discussion.
Very Good, but the audio is terrible
The audio levels are terrible, listening to an interview, the hosts audio is a whisper while the guests audio are set too loud. Becomes very hard to listen to. A real shame if you’re into film, especially since the subjects discussed are so interesting.
Great content
Great reviews and guests! Very knowledgeable!
Top Podcasts In TV & Film