Blue Beetle, The Flash (Spoilers), Out of the Blue, You are SO Not Invited to my Bat Mitzvah, The Wandering Earth 2, and LOLA Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Sep 03, 2023•26 min
Barbie continues to dominate the box office, but may hit VOD next week? The strikes continue as studios begin moving their biggest releases back into 2024 instead of settling with the unions. Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon trailer is here...and the Disney VFX team has voted to unionize. These are your topics. Discuss! Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of the week, and examines where the film industry as a whole is headed. Sometimes we do Top 5 lists! Tune in w...
Aug 31, 2023•54 min•Ep. 111
50 Tuned In Episodes!!! Last Voyage of the Demeter, Asteroid City, A Simple Favor, Shin Kamen Rider, TMNT Mutant Mayhem, Johnny Mnemonic Black and White, & Rye Lane. Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Aug 27, 2023•31 min
We missed you listeners Sorry we were gone last week! Life comes at you fast. But we are back this week with a brand new conversation. Blue Beetle is here! Did you see it? Are you excited? Are you more or less excited for The Marvels? Also, the strikes continue. The Box office is starting to be affected by the lack of promotion, and maybe, just maybe, we're starting to see the light at the end of the strike tunnel. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of th...
Aug 24, 2023•56 min•Ep. 110
Barbie, Guardians Vol. 3, Operation Fortune, They cloned Tyrone, Twisted Metal, Escape from Pretoria Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Aug 13, 2023•33 min
This week Josh and Willis find themselves talking again about the union shift in the industry. Though, of course let's start with Barbie crossing 1 BILLION! What a world we live in. Also, with SAG-AFTRA on strike, NBC can't use Craig Robinson to promote the show Killing It. What is a studio to do? Also also, Netflix's troubles continue to climb as it runs into issues with the film industry in South Korea, where a surprisingly large amount of content is made. And finally, after a year of hearing ...
Aug 10, 2023•54 min•Ep. 109
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 Oppenheimer (again!) Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Talk To Me Speed Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Aug 06, 2023•32 min
In all our excitement last week, we didn't get a chance to talk about Barbenhiemer! Of course Josh has seen both films and Willis hasn't seen either yet, but the impact on the industry in 2023 is being felt far and wide. Let's discuss. Also, 93 days into the WGA strike and 20 days into the SAG AFTRA strike, we're still no closer to a deal, and studios are starting to push back their major releases. What does that mean for studios? For box office? For union members? Lots to talk about as the indu...
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 108
Spider-man Across the Spider-verse, Hijack, Bringing Out the Dead, Futurama, Barbie, & Oppenheimer Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jul 30, 2023•30 min
MEGAPIXELS: Industry Intro What are the 5 basic things you need to know about the film industry in 2023? We talk a lot about the ins and outs of the film industry here on PixelSplitters. But sometimes it gets a little convoluted and we need to bring it back to basics. This is the premise for this weeks special MEGAPIXELS. Listen in as Josh and Willis try and bring things down to their simplest forms and let the new comer to the industry build a baseline. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast ...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 107
Tetris, Something in the Dirt, Quicksand, The Lobster, The Villainess, Parasite, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Pt. 1 Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jul 23, 2023•27 min
SAG-AFTRA is on strike. Paired with the continued strike of the WGA, this has brought us to a historic moment in the film industry. Josh and Willis take a look at what SAG-AFTRA is striking about and what it means for the industry. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of the week, and examines where the film industry as a whole is headed. Sometimes we do Top 5 lists! Tune in weekly and nerd out with us.
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 106
Lady Snowblood, Insidious: The Red Door, Biosphere, Platonic, But I'm a Cheerleader, & Joyride Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jul 16, 2023•26 min
We're Back! After a week off to recharge our batteries, Josh and Willis have returned with some new movie news. Firstly, a new movie called " Sound of Freedom" has devised a new way to make money at the box office that is...untraditional. Also, we've started getting some trailers for some of the big budget movies coming in the second half of the year. And, the summer blockbusters are here in full force, and everyone wants to be on the biggest screen. But what happens when there are too many movi...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 105
Asteroid City, Wrath of Becky, Encino Man, The Flash, King of New York, and Past Lives Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jul 02, 2023•24 min
This week on Pixelsplitters Josh and Willis discuss the ratified DGA contract, and what it means for SAG and the WGA. Also, have you noticed that there are a lot of blockbusters that come out in July? Why is that? And finally, we talk about David Zaslav, CEO of WarnerDiscovery, who's...having a rough time of it. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of the week, and examines where the film industry as a whole is headed. Sometimes we do Top 5 lists! Tune in w...
Jun 29, 2023•54 min•Ep. 104
Black Mirror: Joan is Awful & Beyond the Sea, Godzilla King of the Monsters, Polite Society, Young Frankenstein, & High Anxiety Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jun 25, 2023•26 min
It seems all the hype around The Flash was unwarranted. Things aren't looking too hot for Pixar's new Elemental either. Josh and Willis are here to break down the weekend box office and talk about what's going on. Because you know was did great? Asteroid City. In only 6 theaters! Also some first looks at big properties have started making their way across the internet: The first images of the gaang in Avatar the Last Airbender's live action remake, Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon , and the reality vers...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 103
Renfield, Reality, Flamin' Hot, Jury Duty, and Tammy & the T-Rex Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jun 18, 2023•25 min
The industry is in a strange place in a lot of ways. Listen in to this week's Pixelsplitters as Josh and WIllis discuss what it means when your story exists in the multiverse. Also, Universal studios revealed how much margin they make off of listing a movie on PVOD vs releasing it in theaters, giving us our first real glimpse into those numbers. And finally, we're going to talk about the streaming model in general, where is it now, how has it changed, and can it become profitable? Pixelsplitters...
Jun 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 102
The Boogeyman, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Shazam Fury of the Gods, From, Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania, Spider-man Across the Spider-verse, & Speed Racer Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
Jun 11, 2023•30 min
After 100... We're into the next 100 episodes dear listener. Episode 101; back to normal, lots to talk about. Spider-man Across the Spider-verse is having an excellent Box Office run, putting all other recent superhero films to shame. But, coming up is The Flash, which Ezra Miller continues to be the star of despite his many...issues. And the DGA has come to a tentative deal with the studios to avoid a strike. But this also puts our WGA friends in a weaker position. Lots to cover! Listen in! Pix...
Jun 08, 2023•57 min•Ep. 101
HAPPY 100 EPISODES!! It's the 100th episode of PixelSplitters!!! Can you believe it!? In celebration, Josh and Willis are embarking on an epic journey. We have made a list of the top 100 movies of the 21st century and blindly randomized them into a bracket. Tune In as epic movie goes against epic movie until only one remains. This was painful. But we did it for you dear listeners. Strap in and lets celebrate our centennial! Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv n...
Jun 01, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 100
Citadel Ep. 5, Joe, Synchronic, Fired on Mars, Upgrade, and First Cow. Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
May 28, 2023•27 min
Streaming Streaming Streaming Lots going on in the world of streaming on this 99th episode of PixelSplitters. Netflix has officially started to crack down on password sharing in the US. Paramount+ is becoming the permanent home of all Showtime content, and MAX is finally here. All these big moves are happening while the WGA continues to strike, and now the DGA and SAG-AFTRA are starting down the negotiation path. Are we headed for a triple strike? Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that ex...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 99
Beau Is Afraid, Air, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Escape Plan, Win It All, and Citadel (Ep. 4) Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
May 21, 2023•32 min
A Redefining Time PixelSplitters is back with a whole lot to talk about. First off, Disney+ and Hulu are going to merge into one app. Unless you don't want them to? Or...what? Also, Josh and Willis take a look at what it means to be a movie star these days. Is it talent? Or the number of followers you have? In that same vein, what is up with big name Directors making HUGE EPIC films these days? Are the auteur dogs off the leash? Answers to this and more in today's episode. Pixelsplitters is a co...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 98
Sisu, Quasi, Evil Dead Rise, The Last Duel, Inside, and Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3. Tuned In! is the side podcast of the PixelSplitters Universe. Listen in as Josh and Willis talk about the movies they watched this week.
May 14, 2023•32 min
We missed you! Hello again dear listener! We took a short break but now we're back with more important movie news. And what a time choose to take a break. The Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 has released, and is re-igniting a little MCU power. Citadel has premiered on Prime Video and is a whole lot of nothing. Most importantly however, the Writers Guild of America voted to strike and put a stop to all television writing for the foreseeable future. A move that will have a massive impact for years ...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 97
MEGAPIXELS!!! Welcome back dear listeners, it's time for another MEGAPIXELS! This week Josh and Willis are getting personal. We are counting down our TOP 5 Most Influential Directors. This is a wide category with a lot of different options, but we did our best. Tune in and find out who made the list! Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of the week, and examines where the film industry as a whole is headed. Sometimes we do Top 5 lists! Tune in weekly and ne...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 96