Show Notes
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
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The 45th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival ran from October 1st to the 11th and we talk about some of our favourite films that played. Joining the show is Darren Zakus, lead reviewer from Movie Scene Canada and Todd Pengelly, critic at For Reel. We talk about La Bola Negra, Freaks Part 2, The Debut, Wild Horse Nine, Behemoth! and Paper Tiger. Read Dakota's review of Yellow Letters from VIFF. Follow Darren Zakus on Twitter and Instagram. Follow Todd on Twitter and Letterboxd. 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, 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
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 10-20th and we look at the award winners and discuss some of our favourite films that played. Joining Dakota and Jeff is Thomas Stoneham-Judge, the owner of ForReel. The trio look at the People's Choice Award winner La Bola Negra, the International PCA Elsinore, the Best Canadian Feature Film Sunburn and more. Dakota's picks: Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney and Toy Gun Bandit Jeff's picks: Angh and Arrested Memory Thomas' picks: Everybody Wants To F*ck Me and The Surgeon Check out Jeff's interview with Matthew Rankin on episode 344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney. Check out Contra Zoom's TIFF preview on episode 343: 2026 Toronto International Film Festival Preview. Follow For Reel on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Follow Thomas on Twitter and Instagram. 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, 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
Canadian filmmaker Matthew Rankin (Universal Language, The Twentieth Century) is back with a psychedelic documentary about the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, tracking his rise in politics leading up to being elected. Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney had it's world premiere on September 13th in the Midnight Madness portion of TIFF. Jeff Bulmer chats with Rankin who talks about sourcing footage, why he is so fascinated by Mulroney's charm and what a potential sequel could look like. Check out Jeff's review of Universal Language from TIFF 2024. Stay tuned for plenty of reviews, interviews and more great TIFF content over on contrazoompod.com 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, 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
The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 10-20th and Dakota and Jeff preview four films each they are excited to see. Dakota's picks: Bunker, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, The Stunt Driver and Alpha Gang Jeff's picks: Misty Green, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney, and Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Stay tuned for plenty of reviews, interviews and more great TIFF content over on contrazoompod.com 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, 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
Recently The Big Picture Podcast visited TIFF headquarters and did a Canadian film draft, unfortunately it missed the mark for us at CZP. So we are here to rectify things. Joining Dakota on the draft is Matthew Simpson, Bil Antoniou host of BGM and Riviera Rats, and Matt Sheardown host of Cinema on a Shelf and I Can't Believe You Haven't Seen. Dakota's team: Cronenberg - Crash Egoyan - Seven Veils Villeneuve - Arrival Female directed - Stories We Tell Indigenous - What We See (Tautuktavuk) French language - Red Rooms Wildcard - Black Christmas Matthew's team: Cronenberg - Scanners Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter Villeneuve - Polytechnique Female directed - Blue Heron Indigenous - Meadowlarks French language - Gamma Rays Wildcard - Pontypool Bil's team: Cronenberg - Dead Ringers Egoyan - Ararat Villeneuve - Incendies Female directed - Cairo Time Indigenous - Loyalties French language - Jesus of Montreal Wildcard - Quest For Fire Matt's team: Cronenberg - Eastern Promises Egoyan - Felicia's Journey Villeneuve - Maelström Female directed - I've Heard The Mermaids Singing Indigenous - Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance French language - Les Ordres Wildcard - My Winnipeg Check out Dakota talking about his physical media collection on Cinema on a Shelf. For more of Matthew's work check out his personal portfolio. Follow him on Bluesky and Threads and check out Northern Reel. Follow Bil on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Subscribe to Bil's Substack The Film Diarist. Follow Matt on Instagram Cinema on a Shelf and I Can't Believe You Haven't Seen. Follow Matt on Letterboxd. 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, 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