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Reviews: Two Women - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 Two Women (Deux femmes en or), a French Canadian dramedy from director Chloé Robichaud, penned by Catherine Léger, delves into the lives of two neighbours, the nature of relationship...

New review! Two Women tells the story of neighbours who bond over the frustrations with their marriages. Together they set out on a path of self redemption. Click to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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333: Interview With Amalie Atkins of Agatha's Almanac

New episode! We interview Amalie Atkins the director of the new documentary Agatha’s Almanac, which is about her grandmother who runs a 64 acre farm! Perfect listening for National Canadian Film Day! Click to listen.

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Favourite film from the year I turned 18

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Reviews: Hamlet - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3.5/5 After more than 50 adaptations of Shakespeare’s seminal work, the natural first question is: why do I need to see this Hamlet? It’s not even the only adaptation of the play about t...

New review! Hamlet is the latest adaptation of the story about a young prince who is trying to avenge his father’s death. Riz Ahmed stars as the titular prince, where the story now takes place in London’s South Asian community. Read Elysia Brenner’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review.

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Reviews: For Worse - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 In For Worse, Amy Landecker stars as Lauren, a newly divorced mother in her 50s relearning how. Also written and directed by Landecker, For Worse is a romantic comedy with a steady flow of cute and funny scenes, but ultimately not more than the sum of its parts. For Worse begins on

New review! For Worse is a film written, directed and starring Amy Landecker as a women in her 50s trying to navigate life post divorce which includes new friendships and potential new relationships. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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Reviews: The Eyes of Ghana from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3.5/5 The Eyes of Ghana, the latest documentary from director Ben Proudfoot, captures some of the history of the nation of Ghana, while focusing on the importance of preserving its film record. It’s seen through the eyes of cinematographer Chris Hesse, depicting his relationship with Kwame Nkrumah, the country's first Prime Minister, and

New review! The Eyes of Ghana is a documentary looking at the history of the country through the lens of a cinematographer who documented many of the countries most pivotal moments. Click to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review.

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Reviews: Tea and Sympathy – Physical Release - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3.5/5 Blu-Ray Recommendation: Recommend Portrayals of homosexuality in Hollywood movies through the decades have taken many forms, especially during the thirty-plus years that the infamo...

New review! Tea and Sympathy from 1956 was one of the first films to deal with homosexual subject matter as a teen attends a boarding school and doesn't quite fit in with his male classmates, directed by Vincente Minnelli. Read Matt Sheardown's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review!

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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 332: Best Films of 2025 Now that Oscar season has come and gone, it is finally time for Contra Zoom to put a bow on the films from 2025. We rank our top 10 films of the year.

Now that Oscar season has come and gone, it is finally time for @contrazoompod.bsky.social to put a bow on the films from 2025. We rank our top 10 films of the year.
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332: Best Films of 2025

New episode! It's finally that time of year as we share our top 10 films of 2025! @smatthew.bsky.social joins as we talk about Black Bag, Train Dreams, Sentimental Value and much more! Plus friends of the show chimed with their picks too! Click to listen.

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Reviews: Meteors from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 From directors/writers Hubert Charuel and Claude La Pape, Meteors (Météors) portrays a tale of friendship, addiction, and the inevitable toll it takes. It stars Paul Kircher as Micka...

New review! Meteors is about two young French Canadian men who must confront their additions after getting caught stealing a prize cat as they struggle to get clean and obey their probations. Click to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.

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Reviews: Mile End Kicks from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 2.5/5 From Canadian writer/director Chandler Levack, Mile End Kicks is a dramedy that follows the trials and tribulations of Grace (Barbie Ferreira) a young music critic who moves from T...

New review! Mile End Kicks takes us back to the indie music heyday of 2011 where a music journalist in Montreal falls in love with two members of the same band. Click to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️.5 review.

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Reviews: Fantasy Life - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 Matthew Shear’s directorial debut Fantasy Life follows Sam (Shear) and Diane (Amanda Peet) in an awkward journey of self-discovery. Sam is a laid off paralegal who agrees to babysit ...

New review! Fantasy Life sees an out of work paralegal who ends up getting hired to be an au pair for a struggling actress and along the way he slowly comes out of his shell and grows as a person. Click to read @plexsty.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 331: 2026 Canadian Screen Award Nominations The noms for the Canadian Screen Awards⁠ have been released. Contra Zoom Pod discusses the new rule changes, our favourite nominated films and more.

The nominations for the Canadian Screen Awards⁠ have been released. @contrazoompod.bsky.social discusses the new rule changes, our favourite nominated films and more.
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Reviews: My Salinger Year from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 Ed. note: read our original review of My Salinger Year by Dakota Arsenault from Cinefest Sudbury 2020. My Salinger Year is a coming of age drama from French Canadian director Philipp...

New review! My Salinger Year is an early film from Margaret Qualley where she is hired on as a litery agents assistant and one of her tasks is to handle fan mail for the reclusive JD Salinger. Click to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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331: 2026 Canadian Screen Award Nominations

New episode! The nominations for the 14th annual Canadian Screen awards are out and films such as 40 Acres, Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie and Mile End Kicks headline the nominees! @smatthew.bsky.social and Jeff Bulmer join.

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Reviews: Montréal, ma belle from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 4/5 From writer/director Xiaodan He, Montréal, ma belle (Montreal, My Beautiful) is a beautifully crafted love letter to following your heart and the city itself. It stars Joan Chen as F...

New review! Montreal, Ma Belle is the story of a women who late in life understands her own queerness as she falls in love with a woman for the first time. Click to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 330: Interview With Alireza Khatami of The Things You Kill Jeff Bulmer of Contra Zoom Pod had the chance to interview Alireza Khatami, the director of the new film ⁠The Things You Kill⁠.

Jeff Bulmer of @contrazoompod.bsky.social had the chance to interview Alireza Khatami the director of the new film ⁠The Things You Kill⁠.
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Reviews: A Magnificent Life - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 In Sylvain Chomet’s A Magnificent Life, he has the easy task of making Marcel Pagnol’s life out to be extraordinary. It wouldn’t take much effort to comb through a biography on Pagno...

New review! A Magnificent Life is an animated film that chronicles the life of legendary French director Marcel Pagnol and his love of cinema. Click to read @plexsty.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!

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Reviews: 1000 Women in Horror - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 1000 Women in Horror (dir. Donna Davies), a documentary led by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, is a broad, sometimes shallow, survey of womanhood and gender in horror films. The documenta...

New review! 1000 Women In Horror is a new talking heads style documentary that highlights the immense contributions that women have provided to the horror genre, from writing, directing, starring and more. Click to read Rach Epstein's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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330: Interview With Alireza Khatami of The Things You Kill Spotify video

New episode! Jeff interviews Alireza Khatami, the director of the film The Things You Kill. They talk about changing the dialogue from Farsi to Turkish, the use of mirrors and the importance of translation. Click link in bio to watch!

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Reviews: The Track from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 4/5 Ed. note: read our original review of The Track by Paulo Bautista from San Francisco International Film Festival 2025 From Canadian director Ryan Sidhoo, The Track chronicles the str...

New review! The Track is a documentary about the struggles of a group of young Bosnian lugers who are working to make it to the Olympics despite plenty of obstacles in their way. Click to read @brodiecotnam.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

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Reviews: Jimpa from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 2.5/5 Jimpa, a coming of age drama from director Sophie Hyde, stars John Lithgow as Jim and Olivia Colman as his daughter Hannah. Jim is a gay man who moved to Amsterdam from Australia, ...

New review! Jimpa is a coming of age story about a relatively new out man reconnecting with his daughter and non binary grandchild in Amsterdam starring John Lithgow and Olivia Colman. Click to read @brodiecotnam.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️.5 review.

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Reviews: We Are Pat from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3.5/5 We Are Pat, from director Ro Haber delves into many questions surrounding the comedic phenomenon that was ‘It’s Pat!’ on Saturday Night Live. Portrayed on the show by Julia Sweeney...

New review! We Are Pat is a documentary that shows how the now infamous "It's Pat" sketch from Saturday Night Live has taken a life on its own being reclaimed as a trans icon. Click to read @brodiecotnam.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review.

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Reviews: Et maintenant? from IFFO 2026 - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 3/5 Et maintenant? (What Now?), a Franco-Ontarian drama, is the latest from director Jocleyn Forgues. It follows the journey of Paul (Pierre Paul Alain) an aspiring singer/songwriter who...

New review! Et maintenant? is a new French Canadian film about a man who is raising money to pay for his father's long term care but he himself ends up getting cancer, which upends his life. Click to read @brodiecotnam.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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Reviews: Days and Nights in the Forest – Restoration - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 4/5 When discussing cinematic canons, a few names are more prominent in the discussions. Lately, we have discussed the works of Chantal Akerman, Ingmar Bergman, and Akira Kurosawa, among other masters of the film form. Still, the organization of a film canon is Eurocentric, where the most of the works studied, exhibited, and

New review! Days and Nights in the Forest is a forgotten mid-career film from legendary Indian auteur Satyajit Ray about a group of four young men who go on a trip and reveal their ambitions and dreams to each other. Click to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review.

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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 329: 2026 Oscar Wrap-Up The 98th Oscars are now behind us! Contra Zoom Pod discuss the big moments, winners and losers from Hollywood's biggest night.

The 98th Oscars are now behind us! @contrazoompod.bsky.social discuss the big moments, winners and losers from Hollywood's biggest night.
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329: 2026 Oscar Wrap Up

New episode! The 98th Academy Awards are now behind us. We take about the big winners, losers and stories from the ceremony. Alex Southey joins the show. Click to listen.

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Final predictions for the Oscsrs! I am not feeling confident about Actor, Supp Actor or International!

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Reviews: Trio – Restoration - Contra Zoom Pod Final Rating: 2/5 In 2004, at the Cannes Film Festival, a filmmaker became a festival sensation. Despite not winning the Palme d'Or, the most prestigious award of the event and of all of the circuit, ...

New review! Trio was the second film from now legendary Korean director Park Chan-wook. The film is about three disparate people who team up up to find the missing child of one of them. Click to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️ review.

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Oscars 2026 – Tech awards: Cinematography, VFX, Editing, & Sound | The Lorehounds Assistant directing and lighting industry professional, and the host of the ContraZoom podcast, joins Elysia to get into the technical details behind this...

Elysia and Dakota nerd out on all the Tech Awards – Cinematography, VFX, Editing, and Sound – looking at which noms were most deserved (and why), which will probably win, and the snubs they miss here most.

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