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TIFF 2023: Nicolas Cage Dream Scenario review

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 252: 2023 TIFF Wrap Up

by  Contra Zoom  |  September 19, 2023

Jeff Bulmer joins Dakota and Rachel for a 2023 TIFF wrap up on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Bonus Episode: Better Know a Contributor – Bil Antoniou

by  Contra Zoom  |  September 12, 2023

Bil Antoniou joins the podcast to answer 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions on another edition of Better Know a Contributor!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 251: 2023 TIFF Preview

by  Contra Zoom  |  September 5, 2023

Dakota and Rachel share their most anticipated movies from 2023 TIFF and more on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 250: A24 Retrospective – Slow West

by  Contra Zoom  |  August 29, 2023

Dakota and Rachel are joined by Jericho Tadeo to discuss Slow West on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 249: The Films of Elvis Presley

by  Contra Zoom  |  August 22, 2023

King Creole, Wild in the Country and Viva Las Vegas are discussed on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 248: 2023 Fantasia Film Festival Wrap Up

by  Contra Zoom  |  August 15, 2023

Contra Zoom Pod's coverage of Fantasia Film Festival 2023, including A Disturbance In The Force, With Love and a Major Organ, and more!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 247: Fantasia Fest Interviews – Satan Wants You and Where The Devil Roams Directors

by  Contra Zoom  |  August 8, 2023

Steve J. Adams and Sean Horler are interviewed as well as Toby Poser, John, Zelda and Lulu Adams during Fantasia Festival on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 246: A24 Retrospective – Ex Machina

by  Contra Zoom  |  August 1, 2023

Jeremy LaLonde joins Dakota and Rachel for their A24 retrospective as they discuss Ex-Machina on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 245: Make/Remake The Day The Earth Stood Still

by  Contra Zoom  |  July 25, 2023

Brodie Cotnam joins to compare and contrast the 1951 and 2008 versions of The Day The Earth Stood Still on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 244: The 50 Greatest Films Directed by Canadians

by  Contra Zoom  |  July 18, 2023

Matthew Simpson and Taylor Beaumont join to discuss the 50 best greatest films directed by Canadians on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Episode 243: Best Films By Language

by  Contra Zoom  |  July 11, 2023

Dakota and Rachel list their favourite movies by language on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod ​​242: 2023 Toronto Japanese Film Festival

by  Contra Zoom  |  July 4, 2023

The Toronto Japanese Film Festival is discussed on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod Bonus: Better Know a Contributor – Paulo Bautista

by  Contra Zoom  |  June 27, 2023

Paulo Bautista gets asked the 10 Contra Zoom Pod movie questions on a CZP Bonus Episode!

Contra Zoom Pod 241: Best Movies of 2023…So Far

by  Contra Zoom  |  June 21, 2023

Dakota and Rachel count down their favourite movies of 2023 on Contra Zoom Pod!

Contra Zoom Pod 240: Good Gay Movies

by  Contra Zoom  |  June 13, 2023

Bil Antoniou joins so he can discuss good gay movies on Contra Zoom Pod!
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    A true #TIFF23 highlight, Michel Franco's #Memory is a powerful acting showcase for stars Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain.
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  • #TIFF23 is well underway and we've got a host of f #TIFF23 is well underway and we've got a host of film reviews for you to check out from our team on the ground. And these are just the beginning...

Head to the link in our bio to read full reviews for the following TIFF titles:

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@Ava DuVernay's #Origin, is set to make it's North American debut at Roy Thomson Hall on Monday, September 11th.

Written, produced, and directed by the award-winning filmmaker, the film chronicles the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (played by Oscar nominee @aunjanue_ellis447) as she investigates the genesis of injustice and uncovers a hidden truth that affects us all. It co-stars Jon Bernthal, Victoria Pedretti,
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    #TIFF23 is one week away and we can’t wait! So m #TIFF23 is one week away and we can’t wait! So many stellar films coming to Toronto and the only question on our mind is “how are we going to fit them all in?”

Here are just a few of the films our writers are most looking forward to. Head to the bio to get thee lowdown from @emmathedame @mullenpat @smallmind1978 @filmactually and @rachel_is_here!

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    Though she'd appeared on film a few times previous Though she'd appeared on film a few times previously, Audrey Hepburn was officially "introduced" (according to the opening credits) to an international audience with William Wyler's practically perfect #RomanHoliday.

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    50 years ago today…Clive Campbell, aka. DJ Kool 50 years ago today…Clive Campbell, aka. DJ Kool Herc, deejayed his sister’s back-to-school party in the recreation centre of 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx. And so it was, with two turntables and a mixer, and someone (was it Theodore Puccio? Coke La Rock? Sources vary!) on the mic calling out people’s names in the crowd and performing rhymes, that hip-hop was born.

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    It’s been 25 years since the great Asteroid Cine It’s been 25 years since the great Asteroid Cinematic War between Armageddon and Deep Impact. The former came out on top but @wereallylikeher maintains that Mimi Leder’s take is actually the superior one.

Screening next week (Aug 16) at the @revuecinema, as part of the podcast’s film series, both @danitasteinberg and @ladygagagne give us a sneak peek at their love of this month’s pick. Head to the link in our bio for more!

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