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Instant Gratification

Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer number of titles available on Netflix's Instant Watch? Fret no more! Highlighting various films from the catalog and help you decide what is actually worth watching through this podcast.
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IG-26 - Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

Josh, Brandon, and rock-star Kevin MacDougall review 2010’s Palme d’Or winner, “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives.”

Show Notes

1.  Instant Watch Movie Review

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010 – Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul)

“Under the care of his dedicated sister-in-law, terminally ill Uncle Boonmee spends his final days reminiscing about his past lives with the recently arrived ghost of his dead wife and his long-missing son.”

2.  Extra-curriculum (What else you’ve been watching/doing)

Josh – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Iron Man 2
Brandon – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Kevin – Cowboy Bebop

3.  Streaming News (Brandon)

- Expiring Soon (courtesy of InstantWatcher.com):

- LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (Aug 20)

- New and Noteworthy to Instant (courtesy of InstantWatcher.com):

    – Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

    – Hobo with a Shotgun

    – Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    – Mississippi Burning

Of the three gaming consoles, the Wii is tops when it comes to Netflix streaming: http://www.geek.com/articles/games/wii-is-the-top-console-for-netflix-streaming-20110728/

HBO GO is coming to connected TVs, video game consoles: http://gigaom.com/video/hbo-go-connected-tvs/

4.  Question of the Week

What movie, positively or negatively, defied your expectations?

5. Guilty Pleasure

Elizabethtown (2005 – Directed by Cameron Crowe)

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IG-25 - Review of Let Me In

Josh and Brandon invite some horror into their lives with their review of “Let Me In”.

Show Notes

1.  “Movie Minute”

  • Josh – Star Trek
  • Brandon – The Twilight Zone

2.  Streaming News

  • Expiring Soon (courtesy of InstantWatcher.com):
  • Capturing the Friedmans (Aug 5)
  • The Quest (Aug 6)
  • Field of Dreams (Aug 6)
  • Wallace & Gromit short films (Aug 10)

New and Noteworthy to Instant (courtesy of InstantWatcher.com):

  • The Usual Suspects
  • I Love You Phillip Morris
  • The Dirty Dozen
  • Videodrome
  • Misery

3.  Movie Discussion

Let Me In (2010 – Directed by Matt Reeves)

When 12-year-old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) befriends his mysterious next-door neighbor, Abby (Chloe Moretz), the two outcasts form a tight-knit bond that gives Owen the courage to stand up to school bullies. But he slowly begins to suspect his new friend has a secret. Matt Reeves directs this uncommon coming-of-age thriller based on the award-winning Swedish film Let the Right One In. Richard Jenkins co-stars.

4. Listener Feedback
- Voicemails

  • Loren
  • Kendra
  • Will

5.  Question of the week

What is your favorite vampire movie?

6. Guilty Pleasure

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977 – Directed by John Boorman)

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IG-24 - Hail the Conquering Hero


Josh, Brandon and special guest Jason Smith match wits with a Preston Sturges classic, “Hail the Conquering Hero.”

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Show Notes

1.  Movie Minute

Josh – Captain America, 3DTV

Brandon – Ordet

Jason – The Room

2.  Streaming News (Brandon)

- Expiring Soon (courtesy of InstantWatcher.com):

    – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (July 30)

    – Niagara (July 30)

- Tremors 2: Aftershocks (July 29)

- New and Noteworthy to Instant (courtesy of InstantWatcher.com):

    – Mad Men

    – IMAX: Everest

    – The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Netflix adds additional support to Android phones via app update.

3.  Movie Discussion (Brandon)

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944 – Directed by Preston Sturges)

Discharged from the Marines for a hay fever condition, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) is too embarrassed to return home. Encouraged by some fellow soldiers to fabricate a story of being wounded in battle, Truesmith soon finds himself in over his head as he’s treated to a hero’s welcome. Written and directed by the great Preston Sturges, this comic satire also stars Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn and William Demarest.

4.  Question of the week

Who is your favorite writer-director, and why?

5. Guilty Pleasure

Street Fighter (1994 – Directed by Steven De Souza)