New review! Kiss of the Spider Woman is a remake of the classic musical about two men sharing a prison cell in Argentina and the use of retellings of fake classic Hollywood films. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-kiss...

New review! Blue Moon is the second film of the year from director Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke stars as famed lyricist Lorenz Hart is this deeply funny and tragic movie that takes place over one evening. Click to read Dakota Arsenault's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-blue...

New review! A Welcome Distraction is a Vancouver based drama about processing grief and trauma mixed with the story about joining a cult like organization. Click to read Dakota’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-a-we...

New episode! Jeff Bulmer had the chance to sit down with legendary Inuktitut filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, director of Wrong Husband that played at this years TIFF. Click to listen to their conversation! open.spotify.com/episode/6H72...

New blog post! The Toronto After Dark Film Festival, which screens the best in new horror, thriller and sci-fi runs from October 15-19th. Jeff Bulmer previews 4 of the films playing including Queens of the Dead, Primate and more! Click to read. contrazoompod.com/blog-toronto...

New review! Wrong Husband (Uiksaringitara) is an Inuit supernatural drama about love and family using unique and traditional storytelling methods. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review! contrazoompod.com/reviews-wron...

New review! Dreams is a movie about a wealthy white socialite who begins dating an undocumented dancer from Mexico and the effect his deportation has on them. Click to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-drea...

contrazoompod.com/reviews-a-us... Latest for @contrazoompod.bsky.social First of my reviews from Genre Gems. A great first year for the festival. #Ottawa #FilmSky

New review! What happens when your ghost gets stuck in a vacuum? You become a tale of love and loss in the new Thai film A Useful Ghost. Click to read Brodie Cotnam’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-a-us...

New review! Ju Dou is a 1990 film from Zhang Yimou that has received a restoration and has been re-released. It is a love triangle story about a young woman who falls in love with the nephew of her abusive husband in rural China. Read Pedro Lima’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-ju-d...

Just caught the absolute bonkers Deathstalker from Canadian special effects wiz Steven Kostanski. It’s like if the Monty Python decided to make their version of Lord of the Rings.

Started out my Vancouver International Film Festival with Christian Petzold’s latest film Miroirs No 3. It’s a quiet discontenting film about overcoming grief and trauma.

New review! Aniki-Bóbó is a restoration of a classic 1942 Portuguese film from legendary director Manoel de Oliveira. The film follows a young street gang in Porto and a developing love triangle. Click to read Pedro Lima's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-anik...

New blog! The Genre Gems Film Festival is a brand new fest in Ottawa that plays the best in horror and genre movies. To help preview it Brodie Cotnam writes about 4 films he's excited for, including Dracula, Dead Lover and more! Click to read. contrazoompod.com/blog-genre-g...

New review! The Baltimorons is a solo directing effort from Jay Duplass of mumblecore fame. Here is a dramedy about a man needing emergency dental surgery on Christmas Eve and the hijinks that ensue. Click to read Elysia Brenner's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

New blog post! With the 44th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival about to kick off in a few days we preview five Canadian films that are playing including Mile End Kicks, Blue Heron and Tuner. Click to read! contrazoompod.com/blog-2025-va...

New reviews! Dakota Arsenault and Jeff Bulmer saw almost every Midnight Madness movie at TIFF, here is part one of their program round up covering Junk World, The Napa Boys and Dead Lover. Click to read! contrazoompod.com/reviews-2025...

New reviews! Dakota Arsenault and Jeff Bulmer saw almost every Midnight Madness movie at TIFF, here is part one of their program round up covering Normal, Dust Bunny and Fuck My Son. Click to read! contrazoompod.com/reviews-2025...

Secured my tickets to see One Battle After Another in IMAX. It was a tough decision between 70mm or IMAX hut I think I made the right choice.

New reviews! Dakota Arsenault and Jeff Bulmer saw almost every Midnight Madness movie at TIFF, here is part one of their program round up covering Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie, Obsession and The Furious. Click to read! contrazoompod.com/reviews-2025...

Check out the latest pod with guests @darrenmoviereviews.bsky.social and @beingtsj.bsky.social. We name our own oerson top 3 People Choice movies!

With the conclusion of #TIFF50, @contrazoompod.bsky.social along with guests Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Darren Zakus recap the festival naming their faves. thatshelf.com/contra-zoom-...

New review! Eleanor the Great is the directorial debut from Scarlet Johansson about an elderly woman who mistakenly passes off her friends holocaust survival story as her own. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-elea...

New podcast! The Toronto International Film Festival has ended and we recap some of the films we saw including discussions on Wake Up Dead Man, Hedda, Obsession and more! Click link in bio to listen. open.spotify.com/episode/3txV...

New review! A Private Life is a French dramatic thriller about a doctor who helps investigate the mysterious death of a patient who she doesn't believe took their own life. Click to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. #TIFF50 contrazoompod.com/reviews-a-pr...

New review! The Testament of Ann Lee is a musical about the Shaker movement in New England in the 18th century. The film stars Amanda Seyfried as the title character. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

Latest from TIFF #FilmSky

New review! Saipan is a true story about how during the 2002 World Cup of soccer, Ireland's captain and star player Roy Keane was unsure if he would commit to the team. Click to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. #TIFF50 contrazoompod.com/reviews-saip...

New review! Nouvelle Vague is one of two new Richard Linklater films this year, with this one giving us a hangout movie on how Breathless, the Jean-Luc Godard film was made. Click to read Dakota Arsenault's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. #TIFF50 contrazoompod.com/reviews-nouv...

New review! Exit 8 is a video game adaptation about a Japanese man who wakes up to find himself stuck in an infinite loop of subway platform levels that he just figure out how to escape from. Click to read Brodie Cotnam's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-exit...

New review! Sacrifice is a satire about how the rich and famous do performative actions in response to global warming until a group of eco-terrorists hijack a gala. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-sacr...

New review! Fuze is a heist film that takes place when an old WW2 era bomb is found during a construction dig shutting down a neighborhood while thrives get to work on a bank. Click to read Dakota Arsenault's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. #TIFF50 contrazoompod.com/reviews-fuze...

My body is locked and ready to watch the 35mm restoration of Jaws. Easily one of the greatest films ever made. #TIFF50

New review! Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is a new film about a Belgian family that live in Japan post WW2. Amélie Begins the story in a vegetative state but opens up and explores the new world she is in. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️.5 review. #TIFF50 contrazoompod.com/reviews-litt...

Now seated for Frankenstein (the 5th public screening of the film!!). I hope Guillermo approves of my sock choice! #TIFF50

Roofman is a hilarious comedy about a genius robber who is just not smart. But then it turns into a tender drama about forgiving yourself and getting better. Channing Tatum is fantastic and pairs wonderfully with Kirsten Dunst (and Ben Mendelsohn as a very sincere pastor). #TIFF50

Modern Whore is a delightful and educational documentary about ups and downs as a sex worker and demystifying the oldest profession in the world. Andrea Werhun is a blast to watch! #TIFF50

Obsession might the most horrifying film I've ever seen. Inde Navarette is nothing short of spectacular as a girl who by a wish becomes the most in love person in the world and the lengths she will go to keep her new boyfriend. Many images will haunt me for a long time. #TIFF50

New review! Junk World is a stop motion film where there is tentative peace between humans and AI beings who live underground. A group of people must venture below earth to conduct an investigation. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. #TIFF50 contrazoompod.com/reviews-junk...

Steal Away from Canadian legend Clement Virgo, is a densely packed allegory about slavery, colonialism and refugees. It's haunting and beautiful even if you can't quite be sure what everything means. This will be a film that wi be studied for years. #TIFF50

The Ballad of a Small Player is a sweaty more intimate followup than Edward Berger's last two films. Colin Farrell may look slimy but his soul is fully bared in this film that is the last thing you'd expect. #TIFF50

Fuze definitely uses its heist movie influences well (Thief, Heat, Inside Man, Rififi) and sets up a compelling story of who is really involved in this robbery but that ending isn't as satisfactory as it would want you to feel. #TIFF50

Christy starring Sydney Sweeney is a by the numbers biopic which is a shame coming from someone as talented as David Michôd. Sweeney is fine, Ben Foster is one note but Merrit Weaver and Katy O'Brien steal their scenes. #TIFF50

New review! The Smashing Machine is the Mark Kerr MMA biopic starting Dwanye Johnson. The film also marks the solo debut of Benny Safdie. While the movie is solid, Johnson's performance holds the film back from being very good. Read Dakota Arsenault's ⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

Got 4 movies on the TIFF docket today including the Sydeny Sweeney boxing movie Christy, the heist film Fuze, the latest Edward Berger film Ballad of a Small Player and the new Bob Odenkirk action film Normal. #TIFF50

Very excited to be sitting down for the Canadian premiere of Nouvelle Vague, one of two new Richard Linklater films. #TIFF50

Just watched Blue Heron, a tender emotionally complicated film about how difficult it can be to love your family sometimes. It features nonconventional timeline that is as unique as it is bold. An early contender for Best Cascadian Film with @cascadiacritics.bsky.social #TIFF50

New review! Naked Ambition is a new documentary that cover the life and career of Bunny Yeager, a pioneering figure in the pin up photography world and feminist activist. Click to read @plexsty.bsky.social's ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-nake...

Starting of my third day at #TIFF50 with The Smashing Machine followed by Blue Heron a potential Best Cascadian Film nominee, and ending with one of the two Linklater films playing in Nouvelle Vague.

Now seated for my last movie of my second day with The Secret Agent.