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335: Interview with Tommy Avallone of MySpace
May 28, 2026
42m 27s
334: 2026 Hot Docs
May 19, 2026
1h 31m 14s
333: Interview With Amalie Atkins of Agatha's Almanac
Apr 14, 2026
51m 08s
332: Best Films of 2025
Apr 6, 2026
2h 32m 06s
331: 2026 Canadian Screen Award Nominations
Mar 30, 2026
1h 10m 30s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28/26 |  335: Interview with Tommy Avallone of MySpace✨ | documentarysocial media+3 | Tommy Avallone | MySpaceContra Zoom Pod+2 | — | MySpaceTommy Avallone+4 | — | 42m 27s | |
| 5/19/26 |  334: 2026 Hot Docs✨ | documentary cinemafilm festival+3 | Jeff BulmerPedro Lima+1 | The Seoul GuardiansMy Foreign Land+6 | — | Hot Docsdocumentary+3 | — | 1h 31m 14s | |
| 4/14/26 |  333: Interview With Amalie Atkins of Agatha's Almanac✨ | documentaryinterview+4 | Amalie Atkins | Agatha's AlmanacFor Worse+2 | Manitoba | documentaryAgatha's Almanac+4 | — | 51m 08s | |
| 4/6/26 |  332: Best Films of 2025✨ | film rankingOscar season+3 | Matthew Simpson | Bad Gay MoviesRiviera Rats+25 | — | best films2025 movies+3 | — | 2h 32m 06s | |
| 3/30/26 |  331: 2026 Canadian Screen Award Nominations✨ | Canadian Screen Awardsfilm nominations+3 | Matthew SimpsonJeff Bulmer | Canadian Screen AwardsTIFF+9 | — | Canadian Screen Awardsfilm nominations+3 | — | 1h 10m 30s | |
| 3/24/26 |  330: Interview With Alireza Khatami of The Things You Kill✨ | filminterview+4 | Alireza Khatami | CanadaThe Things You Kill | — | Alireza KhatamiThe Things You Kill+5 | — | 25m 32s | |
| 3/16/26 |  329: 2026 Oscar Wrap Up✨ | Oscar AwardsFilm Reviews+3 | Alex Southey | One Battle After AnotherPerfectly A Strangeness | — | Academy AwardsOscar Wrap Up+3 | — | 1h 06m 31s | |
| 3/9/26 |  328: 2026 Oscar Predictions✨ | Oscar predictionsfilm awards+3 | Thomas Stoneham-Judge | SinnersOne Battle After Another+12 | — | Oscarspredictions+3 | — | 1h 17m 18s | |
| 3/7/26 |  327: Interview With Alison McAlpine of Perfectly A Strangeness✨ | interviewdocumentary+4 | Alison McAlpine | CraveClassic Movies Live+2 | — | interviewAlison McAlpine+5 | — | 19m 24s | |
| 3/2/26 |  326: 2026 Oscar Draft✨ | Oscar DraftFilm Predictions+3 | Thomas Stoneham-JudgeDarren Zakus+1 | One Battle After AnotherMarty Supreme+18 | — | Oscar Draft2026 Oscars+3 | — | 52m 57s | |
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| 1/28/26 |  322: Paying For It Interview with Sook-Yin Lee | We have a special video episode where Jeff Bulmer takes the reigns to interview Paying For It writer and director Sook-Yin Lee. They talk about adapting Chester Brown's graphic novel, casting actors to play real people in her life and creating fully formed sex worker characters. Read Jeff's review from TIFF 2024.Read Pierre Frigon's review from VIFF 2024. Catch Paying For It in US theatres starting January 30th, 2026. Follow Jeff's podcast Classic Movies Live on Twitter and Instagram. Listen to CML on Spotify. 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 | — | ||||||
| 2/17/25 |  299: 2025 Oscar Draft | 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 LienAlex's team - Anora, Conclave, Nosferatu, Flow and Sing SingBrodie's team - The Substance, Dune: Part Two, A Complete Unknown, Wander to Wonder and The Man Who Would Not Remain SilentThomas' team - Emilia Pérez, Wicked, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys and Black Box DiariesFollow 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 onInstagram, 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 | — | ||||||
| 6/3/24 |  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. | — | ||||||
| 1/29/24 |  Bonus Episode: AODR Festival Interview with Mike Donahue of Troy | On this bonus episode, I am sharing my interview with Mike Donahue, director of the new film Troy for the Academy of Death Racers Festival. Troy is a short film about a couple in NYC who hear their neighbour having loud sex nonstop, the noise consumes their lives until one day it stops and they try to learn what happened. I was asked to film a Q&A with Mike to appear alongside the film's screening. Watch Troy for free on the New York Times website (U.S. residents only). To learn more about the Academy of Death Racers Festival, check out their official site and follow them on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Mike Donahue and Troy on Instagram. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/18/23 |  264: James Bond Draft | To end 2023 we are having another game themed episode! Earlier this year we celebrated the birth of the James Bond film franchise on episode 236: Dr. No at 60 Years. After watching all 25 official Bond films in a calendar year, it was time to make our ultimate spy movie. 10 different categories were selected to create our own Fantasy Bond Film. Joining the show is Matthew Simpson and Simon Best, the hosts of the Awesome Friday Podcast. Check out Dakota's Bond rankings on Letterboxd. How to watch the Bond franchise in chronological time order. Follow Awesome Friday on Twitter and Instagram. Check out Matthew Simpson's personal website. Check out Simon Best's personal website. Follow our new critics group, the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association on Instagram, Twitter and see our nominees for Best Cascadian Film. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram. Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf! 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/11/23 |  263: Make/Remake The Wages of Fear and Sorcerer | Make/Remake examines how two films that share the same story. Not to say what film was better or worse, but how they are similar and different while following the same arcs. This time we are looking at the 1953 Henri-Georges Clouzot film The Wages of Fear and the 1977 William Friedkin film Sorcerer. Check out our past Make/Remake‘s for more great comparison episodes and see the Letterboxd list. Listen to Drink In The Movies and visit their website to read Taylor's reviews. Follow Taylor on Twitter and Letterboxd. Read Jay Stryker's review of Napoleon and Brodie Cotnam's review of Total Trust over on Contra Zoom. Follow our new critics group, the Cascadian Film and Television Critics Association on Instagram, Twitter and see our nominees for Best Cascadian Film. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! Follow Contra Zoom on Twitter and Instagram. Check out more great Contra Zoom content on That Shelf! 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. | — | ||||||
| 12/11/23 |  262: A24 Retrospective - Barely Lethal | We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode we are looking at 2015's Barely Lethal directed by Kyle Newman. The film stars Hailee Steinfeld as a teenaged secret agent who runs away to be a regular high schooler but trouble pops up in the form of her rival in Sophie Turner. Joining the show is Jericho Tadeo, The Asian Cut's newest editor! Our double bill pairings include Agent Cody Banks (Dakota), Harriet the Spy (Rachel) and The Edge of Seventeen (Jericho). 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 250: A24 Retrospective - Slow West. Follow Jericho on Twitter and Instagram. Read Jericho's profile on Alice Wu at The Asian Cut. Read Jeff Bulmer's review of Gran Turismo and Paulo Bautista's DOCNYC recap over on Contra Zoom. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
| 11/27/23 |  261: McCarthyism in Noir | It's Noir-vember, which means it's time for our 3rd annual noir themed episode! This year we are looking at McCarthyism in film noir with three films, On The Waterfront, Storm Center and Witch Hunt. Joining the show is Alisha Mughal, who was last heard on episode 216: Fox Film Noirs. Watch Storm Center and Witch Hunt for free on YouTube. Watch Orson Welles criticize Elia Kazan and read about Kazan receiving his honorary Oscar. Read Jericho Tadeo's feature on Alice Wu. Read Alisha's reviews from Reel Asian including Q and Moustache. Read recent Contra Zoom reviews including Perfect Days, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Bad CGI Gator. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! Follow Alisha on Twitter. Follow Rachel on Twitter and Instagram, bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews. 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. Use my special link (https://zen.ai/Tzmt1w7Ugwp2K_w8umo6Cw) to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/23 |  260: The Red Shoes at 75 Years | Back in 1948, Powell and Pressburger made one of the definitive dance films with The Red Shoes starring Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook and Marius Goring. The film tells the story of a young ballerina who gets caught up between dedicated herself completely to dance and falling in love. The film came out 75 years ago, so to celebrate the anniversary we review it and talk about the film's influence. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! Follow Rachel on Twitter and Instagram, bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews. 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. Use my special link (https://zen.ai/Tzmt1w7Ugwp2K_w8umo6Cw) to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. | — | ||||||
| 11/13/23 |  259: 2023 ImagineNATIVE | ImagineNATIVE is the world's biggest Indigenous film and arts festival. This year the fest ran from October 17-22nd in Toronto and from October 23-29th online. We discuss I'm Just Here For The Riot, Fancy Dance, Hey Viktor!, Tautuktavuk: What We See, Red, White and Brass and Inky Pinky Ponky. Listen to our review of I'm Just Here For The Riot back on episode 235: Hot Docs 2023. Read Dakota's reviews of I'm Just Here For The Riot and Tautuktavuk: What We See. Read Jeff's reviews of Fancy Dance and Hey Viktor!. Also check out Jeff's review of Late Night With The Devil from the Toronto After Dark festival. Check out and subscribe to Classic Movies Live on Spotify and follow them on Twitter. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/23 |  258: Canadian Horror with Kyle Edward Ball | To celebrate Halloween this year we have brought on Kyle Edward Ball, the writer and director behind the hit horror film Skinamarink. As both a Canadian and a horror filmmaker, who better to bring on! We asked Kyle about 3 classic films and he selected Black Christmas, Rituals and Scanners to discuss. We also chat about Skinamarink and how his life has changed since its release. Stay tuned to the end where Kyle talks about how his follow up project is going. Read The Globe and Mail's 20 best Canadian horror movies ever made where Kyle helped contribute to the article. Follow Kyle Edward Ball on Twitter and check out his YouTube page for more great horror! Read Rachel's original review of Skinamarink, where she was one of the first critics to write about the film after its world premiere at Fantasia Film Festival. Also read Rachel's interview with Kyle Edward Ball from earlier this year. Read Kyle Edward Ball's interview with Fangoria. Listen to our review of Skinamarink on episode 204: Fantasia Festival 2022 Wrap Up. Listen to episode 197: David Cronenberg and Body Horror where we review several Cronenberg films. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! Follow Rachel on Twitter and Instagram, bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews. 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/26/23 | Bonus: 2023 New York Film Festival | We've got a bonus episode this week, Paulo Bautista host of the Oscars Death Race Podcast attended the New York Film Festival, which ran from September 29th-October 15th this year. Paulo recorded his immediate reactions. Evil Does Not Exist: 03:15-09:00 The Zone of Interest: 09:00-15:45 The Taste of Things: 15:45-20:10 The Boy and the Heron: 20:10-26:40 Read Paulo's reviews for Evil Does Not Exist, The Zone of Interest, The Taste of Things and The Boy and the Heron. Follow Paulo on Twitter and Letterboxd and check out his podcasts Box Office Watch, Yet Another Anime Podcast and many more. Check out Jeff Bulmer's review of Late Night With The Devil screened at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/25/23 |  257: Halloween at 45 Years | Back in 1978 John Carpenter made his third feature film, Halloween for only $300,000. It went on to be a massive box office hit and spanned a franchise that has released 13 films. The film came out 45 years ago October 17th, 1978 so we celebrate the enduring legacy of the film. Joining is our resident Halloween super-fan Brodie Cotnam. Check out this handy guide to understand how the Halloween franchise works. Listen to Scaretroducing's podcasts on Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. Check out this Criterion Shelf article on That Shelf featuring a contribution by Dakota on Dark Star, John Carpenter's first film. Read Paulo Bautista's reviews from the New York Film Festival, including The Boy and the Heron, The Zone of Interest and more! Read Dakota's Best of the Vancouver International Film Festival blog post. Read Brodie's review of Joan Baez I Am Noise. Watch Brodie's short film The Gift that he wrote and follow him on Twitter. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/16/23 |  256: VIFF Interviews - Wild Goat Surf and I Used To Be Funny | We wrap up our Vancouver International Film Festival coverage with two excellent interviews. First is Caitlyn Sponheimer, the writer, director and lead actor from Wild Goat Surf. We follow that up with Olga Petsa, an actor from I Used To Be Funny. Check out our VIFF Wrap Up podcast. Read our reviews of Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person. Read our reviews from the New York Film Festival by Paulo Bautista. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
| 10/9/23 |  255: 2023 VIFF Wrap Up | The 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival just concluded and we wrap up some of the films we saw. Joining the show again is Todd Pengelly who was last heard just two shows ago on 253: 2023 VIFF Preview. We talk about Anatomy of a Fall, The Promised Land, The Royal Hotel, The Teachers’ Lounge and The Zone of Interest. Check out the full list of Canadian award winners at VIFF. Watch Thomas Stoneham-Judge's interview with the director of Asog. Read Dakota's reviews for The Royal Hotel, Only The River Flows, Mr. Dress-Up The Magic of Make-Believe and Fitting In. Stay tuned for VIFF interviews coming next week! Read Todd's work at For Reel and follow him on Twitter. Support the show on Ko-fi by sending us a tip! 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. Send a screenshot with your 5-star rating and review to contrazoompod@gmail.com and we will send you free stickers! 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. | — | ||||||
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