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- 305: Best Stunt Oscars
With the announcement of there being a stunt Oscar coming in 2028, we decided to name who we think should have been the nominees and winners for the past five years. We also discuss other new Oscar rules. Joining the show is critic Todd Pengelly.
Read about the addition of the Best Stunts category.
Read about the upcoming changes to some Oscar categories.
Dakota's picks for Best Stunts the last five years: The Fall Guy, The Iron Claw, The Batman, No Time to Die and Tenet.
Todd's picks for Best Stunts the last five years: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, John Wick: Chapter 4, RRR, No Time to Die and Tenet.
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1 hr 25 min - 304: A24 Retrospective - Val
We continue our series going through the entire catalog of A24's films. On this episode Dakota and Matthew are looking at 2021's Val directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo. The film is a documentary using actor Val Kilmer's extensive home video collection to cover his life and career up to his diagnoses with throat cancer that left him without a voice. Kilmer sadly passed away on April 1st, 2025 so we decided to jump forward to cover this film.
Both Matthew Simpson and Jeff Bulmer are officially joining the podcast as permanent rotating co-hosts!
Our double bill pairings include Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Dakota's pick) and Top Secret! (Matthew's pick). See our complete A24 Double Bill Pairings on Letterboxd.
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1 hr 2 min - 303: 2025 Canadian Screen Awards Nomination Reactions
The Canadian Screen Awards announced their nominations for the June 1st gala with Universal Language leading the pack with 13 nominations. Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast, joins the show as the guys try to predict who will be nominated and then react to actual films that made the cut.
See the Letterboxd list that Jeff made that features all of the nominated films.
Check out some of our Canadian Screen Award reviews from this past year, Darkest Miriam, Paying For It, Rumours, Shepherds, The Apprentice, Universal Language and Young Werther.
Check out new reviews from Contrazoompod.com including Wolf Man, The Penguin Lessons and Julie Keeps Quiet.
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1 hr 17 min - 302: Best Films of 2024
Now that Oscar season has come and gone, it is finally time to put a bow on the films from 2024. We rank our top 10 films of the year. Joining the show is CZP's former co-host Rachel Ho. We also feature voicemails from friends of the show who name their favourite film of the year.
Dakota's List
10. The Seed of the Sacred Fig
9. Dune: Part Two
8. The King Tide
7. Kneecap
6. Challengers
5. Dìdi
4. Saturday Night
3. Civil War
2. Sing Sing
1. Conclave
Rachel's List
10. The Bikeriders
9. Sing Sing
8. A Different Man
7. All The Long Nights
6. Dune: Part Two
5. Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
4. I'm Still Here
3. Better Man
2. September 5
1. Mars Express
Thank you our special guests for sending in voicemails of their favourite films: Jeff Bulmer from Classic Movies Live (Paying For It), Bryan Loomis from What A Picture (Evil Does Not Exist), Pedro Lima from ContraZoomPod.com (exergue - on documenta 14) and Marta Djordjevic from Rewind and Revive (All We Imagine As Light).
Check out Dakota and Rachel's blog post If We Were Oscar Voters.
Check out Dakota's full list of 2024 Films Ranked on Letterboxd.
Follow Rachel on Instagram, bookmark The Asian Cut and check out her website for more great reviews.
Read her interview with Seven Veils director Atom Egoyan.
Read Dakota's recent reviews on Shepherds and Can I Get A Witness.
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2 hr 23 min - 301: 2025 Oscars Wrap Up
Oscar season is officially over after Anora won Best Picture and four other trophies at the 97th Academy Awards. We recap the ceremony, give our thoughts on the biggest winners and losers and judge the production of the show itself. Joining the show is critic Alex Southey, who was last heard on episode 295: 2025 Oscar Nomination Reactions.
We look at who won the the contest back on episode 299: 2025 Oscar Draft, with Alex Watson winning with 7 points, followed by Dakota and Thomas Stoneham-Judge with 5 points each and Brodie Cotnam finishing in last with 3 points.
Check out the collection of Oscar nominated reviews, blogs and podcasts all in one convenient post.
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54 min - 300: 2025 Oscar Predictions
We are less than a week away from the Oscars, so we put our reputations on the line to predict who will win at the 97th Academy Awards. Joining the show is Elizabeth Mulloy a Washington based critic.
Below are our picks of who we think will win:
- Best Picture - The Brutalist (D), Anora (E)
- Best Director - Sean Baker (D+E)
- Best Actor - Adrian Brody (D+E)
- Best Actress - Demi Moore (D+E)
- Best Supporting Actor - Kieran Culkin (D+E)
- Best Supporting Actress - Zoe Saldaña (D+E)
- Best Adapted Screenplay - Conclave (D+E)
- Best Original Screenplay - Anora (D+E)
- Best Cinematography - The Brutalist (D), Nosferatu (E)
- Best Documentary - No Other Land (D+E)
- Best Original Song - El Mal (D+E)
- Best Original Score - The Brutalist (D+E)
- Best Sound - Wicked (D+E)
- Best Costume Design - Wicked (D+E)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyling - The Substance (D+E)
- Best Production Design - Dune: Part Two (D), Wicked (E)
- Best Animated Feature - The Wild Robot (D), Flow (E)
- Best Visual Effects - Dune: Part Two (D+E)
- Best Film Editing - Anora (D), Conclave (E)
- Best International Film - I'm Still Here (D), Emilia Pérez (E)
- Best Live Action Short - A Lien (D+E)
- Best Documentary Short - I Am Ready, Warden (D+E)
- Best Animated Short - Wander to Wonder (D), Beautiful Men (E)
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1 hr 46 min - 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 Lien
Alex's team - Anora, Conclave, Nosferatu, Flow and Sing Sing
Brodie's team - The Substance, Dune: Part Two, A Complete Unknown, Wander to Wonder and The Man Who Would Not Remain Silent
Thomas' team - Emilia Pérez, Wicked, I'm Still Here, Nickel Boys and Black Box Diaries
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Watch Brodie's short film The Gift and log it on Letterboxd. that he wrote and follow him on Twitter and Letterboxd.
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38 min - 298: I'm Still Wicked, Conclave Boys
We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On this final episode of the series we talk aboutWicked,Conclave,I'm Still Here andNickel Boys. We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Paulo Bautista host of theOscars Death Race Podcast.
Check out ourOscar Primer blog entries where we look at other films nominated at the Oscars. The most recent entry covers Nosferatu, The Six Triple Eight and Black Box Diaries.
This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to theAltadena Girls Fire Recovery or theLA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund.
Check out Jeff Bulmer's review of I'm Still Here and thank you to Sony Pictures Classic and StarPR for the screener.
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1 hr 54 min - 297: Emilia Substance: Part Two
We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On this episode of the series we talk about Emilia Pérez, Dune: Part Two and The Substance. We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Ethan Simmie, the host of The Movie Draft Podcast and 24 Minutes of A24.
Check out our Oscar Primer blog entries where we look at other films nominated at the Oscars. The most recent entry covers A Real Pain, Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Memoir of a Snail and Gladiator II.
This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to the World Central Kitchen or the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program.
Check out more of Ethan's work by subscribing to his YouTube channel Movies Are So Back and read his writing at Agents of Fandom. Follow Ethan on Letterboxd, Twitter and TikTok.
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1 hr 38 min - 296: Anora's Complete Brutalist
We continue our yearly tradition of breaking down the Best Picture nominees and the odds they have to win each of their categories. On the first episode of the series we talk about The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown and Anora. We label each nomination as Frontrunner, Dark Horse, Longshot and Just Happy To Be There. Joining the show is Jeff Bulmer, one half of the Classic Movies Live podcast and frequent contributor to ContraZoomPod.com.
Check out our nomination reactions podcast where we looked at the biggest winners, surprises and snubs.
What is VistaVision?
This Oscar season I will be highlighting different organizations that are helping victims of the Palisades fire. This episode consider donating to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank or the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.
Check out Classic Movies Live episodes on Anora and The Substance.
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1 hr 43 min
About Contra Zoom Pod
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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. Visit contrazoompod.com for more details!
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