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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.
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345: 2026 TIFF Wrap Up (opens the original)
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The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 10-20th and we look at the award winners and discuss some of our favourite films that played. Joining Dakota and Jeff is Thomas Stoneham-Judge, the owner of ForReel . The trio look at the People's Choice Award winner La Bola Negra , the International PCA Elsinore , the Best Canadian Feature Film Sunburn and more. Dakota's picks: Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney and Toy Gun Bandit Jeff's picks: Angh and Arrested Me
344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney (opens the original)
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Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin ( Universal Language , The Twentieth Century ) is back with a psychedelic documentary about the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, tracking his rise in politics leading up to being elected. Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney had it's world premiere on September 13th in the Midnight Madness portion of TIFF. Jeff Bulmer chats with Rankin who talks about sourcing footage, why he is so fascinated by Mulroney's charm and what a potential sequel could lo
343: 2026 Toronto International Film Festival Preview (opens the original)
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The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 10-20th and Dakota and Jeff preview four films each they are excited to see. Dakota's picks: Bunker , Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother , The Stunt Driver and Alpha Gang Jeff's picks: Misty Green , Once Upon a Time in Harlem , Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney , and Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Stay tuned for plenty of reviews, interviews and more great TIFF content over on contrazoompod.com Follow Jeff's po
342: Canadian Film Draft (opens the original)
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Recently The Big Picture Podcast visited TIFF headquarters and did a Canadian film draft, unfortunately it missed the mark for us at CZP. So we are here to rectify things. Joining Dakota on the draft is Matthew Simpson, Bil Antoniou host of BGM and Riviera Rats , and Matt Sheardown host of Cinema on a Shelf and I Can't Believe You Haven't Seen . Dakota's team: Cronenberg - Crash Egoyan - Seven Veils Villeneuve - Arrival Female directed - Stories We Tell Indigenous - What We See (Tautuktavuk) Fre
341: 2026 Fantasia Festival Wrap Up (opens the original)
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The 2026 edition of the Fantasia Festival, which was held from July 16th-August 2nd in Montreal and celebrates the best in horror and genre cinema. We look at six films that played and give our thoughts on them. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, host of Classic Movies Live and Matthew Simpson, editor of Northern Reel. We review Home Bodies, Dance Freak, Sour Minnows, Tight Lettuce, The Specials and Pontypool. Read Dakota's review of Pontypool . Read Jeff's reviews of Dance Freak and Tight Lettuce
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