New review! Misty Green is the latest film from director Chris Rock, about an aging former star who struggles to regain her once successful career amidst personal and professional problems. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-mist...

New review! The Man I Love is a tragic love triangle from Ira Sachs about a charismatic actor who is dying from pneumonia. When Vincent moves into the same building as Jimmy things get complicated for the performer. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

New review! Angh is about a remote village in India that experiences Christian colonization where missionaries arrive and the devastating effects it has on everyone. Angh won the Platform Prize at TIFF. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-angh...

New review! Salvation is a blistering take on the self help/manosphere cycle that men get sucked into. Danny really does want to help people but is pushed into a pyramid scheme for therapy. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-salv...

New review! Love is the Monster takes place in a post apocalyptic world where you either live as a nuclear family or as a servant with dangerous people who live outside these castes. Click link in bio to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-love...

New review! The World Before is an unrequited love story. When a young woman returns home for a funeral her former childhood best friend realizes he is in love with her despite not feeling the same way. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

📍 Catch LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY at the fall festivals, including TIFF Toronto, AIFF Halifax and VIFF Vancouver!

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New episode! Matthew Rankin, the director of Universal Language, is back with a new documentary, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney which had its world premiere at TIFF. Jeff Bulmer’s had the chance to chat with him about his new film. Click to listen. open.spotify.com/episode/6zbJ...

New review! The Last Photograph is the latest film from Zach Snyder as he attempts to make a serious message movie but instead falls flat on his face with a disaster of a film that is aimless and pointless. Click to read our ⭐️/5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

New episode! Matthew Rankin, the director of Universal Language, is back with a new documentary, Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney which had its world premiere at TIFF. Jeff Bulmer’s had the chance to chat with him about his new film. Click to listen. open.spotify.com/episode/6zbJ...

344: Interview With Matthew Rankin of Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney

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New review! Head to Head is a satire on Iranian censorship where a filmmaker is remaking a classic film but instead of an all female cast, it will now be performed only by men. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-head...

New review! Smudge the Blades is the latest film from Indigenous filmmaker Cody Lightning. He plays a washed up, alcoholic former pro hockey player who gets hired to coach a ragtag youth hockey team from his reserve. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-smud...

New review! We kick off our 2026 TIFF coverage with Children Untold about a young Japanese girl who has to adjust to life as one of many new orphans following the WW2 as she attempts to build back her life. Click to read Jeff Bulmer's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-chil...

New review! Crime Wave is a 1954 noir film from André De Toth that is now on Blu-ray. A reformed criminal gets sucked back into the underground where former associates committ a robbery and hide out at the man's home. Read Matt Sheardown's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-crim...

New episode! The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week and we preview 8 films were excited about including Alpha Gang, The Stunt Man, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother and more. Click link to listen. open.spotify.com/episode/64tq...

343: 2026 Toronto International Film Festival Preview

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Who had the best Canadian film draft? Was it Dakota, Matthew, Bil or Matt? Have your say!

New review! The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is an adventure film from 1958 that tells an adventure of Sinbad the Sailor as he must go to a magicians island in order to save a princess. He must fight a cyclops, a dragon, a skeleton and more. Read Dakota’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

New review! Colony is a new zombie film from the director of Train To Busan about a group of people who get trapped in a mall when an outbreak happens. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-colo...

New episode! We love celebrating Canadian cinema, joining Dakota in drafting the best Canadian movies are Matthew Simpson, Bil Antoniou and Matt Sheardown. Click to listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0loQ...

342: Canadian Film Draft

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New review! After being shelved by Warner Brothers, Coyote vs. Acme is finally coming out! This outrageous court room comedy about Wile E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from Jeff Bulmer. Click link to read. contrazoompod.com/reviews-coyo...

New review! Take Me Home is about a woman who takes care of her elderly parents and disabled sister who must decide what is best not only for them but for her life as well. Click to read Kylie Corcoran’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-take...

Today at the Vancouver International Film Festival launch and members @rickchung.com @contrazoompod.bsky.social and Marta McFly were in attendance! Look for their coverage in October!

On the latest @contrazoompod.bsky.social Jeff Bulmer had the opportunity to chat with Shiho Kataoka, the director of Aruku, which played at the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. thatshelf.com/contra-zoom-...

New review! Buddy is an existential horror film about a kids TV show mascot who gets his way no matter what as things increasingly get more violent and terrifying as one mother attempts to rescue her child. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-budd...

New review! White Nights (Le Notti Blanche) is a 1957 film from Luchino Visconti that recently received a restoration. The film which deals with two people in unrequited love still is still powerful today. Click to read Pedro Lima’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-whit...

New reviews! We have a double dose of reviews in this Fantasia round up. First up is When You Open The Door, werewolf film from Japan. Second is The Fated Hour, a short about a woman with a damning confession to make. Click to read @elysiacb.bsky.social’s reviews! contrazoompod.com/reviews-fant...

New review! Zsazsa Zaturnnah Is a Filipino animated film that uses the superhero genre to tell the story of gender and expression in a fun and unique way. Click to read @elysiacb.bsky.social’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-zsaz...

New episode! Fantasia Festival, which celebrates the best in horror and genre just wrapped up. We review 6 films we saw during the fest including Home Bodies, Dance Freak, Pontypool and more! Click link in bio listen. open.spotify.com/episode/6JYK...

341: 2026 Fantasia Festival Wrap Up

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New review! Nimrods is a new coming of age/road trip film about a young punk band who mistakenly believes they are opening for Green Day at a big New Years show. Click to read @plexsty.bsky.social’s ⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-nimr...

New review! For the first time The Late Show has been released on Blu-Ray. It is a throwback to old detective movies with a buddy cop twist featuring Art Carney as the private eye and Lily Tomlin who gets wrapped up in the case. Read Matt Sheardown’s ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-the-...

New review! When a man needs money to help pay for his mother’s hospital bills, he gets experimental tattoos which act as power ups in an underground fighting ring. Click to read Jeff Bulmer’s ⭐️⭐️ review. contrazoompod.com/reviews-god-...