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Big Movie Season is Here! Who saw Dr. Strange this weekend? This week on PixelSplitters, Josh and Willis are breaking down digging into their usual Marvel fandom and breaking down the numbers. Also, Who saw the new Avatar trailer? Who's excited? Josh and Willis have...concerns. Those concerns lead to an interesting conversation about whether trailers these days are a good thing or a bad thing. Pix...

Lots to talk about in our 50's Pixelsplitters has officially made it to 50! Josh and Willis have lots to talk about as they make it back to their three subject structure. Do movies have a shelf life for sequels? Top Gun: Mavericks and Avatar 2 have been coming for a looooong time. Also, are behind the scenes photos and videos a help or a hinderance. That's a big question to unpack. And finally, So...

Tumultuous Times for the Streaming Giant Netflix has had quite the week. It announced a loss of subscribers for the first time since 2011. It's stock tanked. For the first time, the future of Netflix seems uncertain. Listen in as Josh and Willis discuss what caused this shift, what the streaming world looks like these days, and what Netflix's next move might be. Pixelsplitters is a conversation po...

ONE YEAR OF PIXELSPLITTERS Welcome dear listener to our 1 year anniversary! In honor of our 12 months of podcasting, Josh and Willis are giving you a jam packed MEGAPIXELS Episode. We figured it was about time for our listeners to get to know us a little better. So listen in as we break down the TOP 5 MOST influential pieces in our lives. The things that shaped our movie taste! The things that tur...

People these days... Some major names in Hollywood have been having some major, shall we say, career shift. Josh and Willis are breaking down what's going on with Will Smith, Bruce Willis, and Jim Carrey. What will we do without them? 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 T...

What's the deal with TV? Now that the Oscars are over, Josh and Willis are turning their attention to the smaller screen for a bit. We are kind of in the wild west when it comes to how TV is presented to us. No standards for episode length, no standards for season length. What are we to do? Lots to break down these days to tune in while we debate the all the different aspects of the TV industry. P...

It's Oscars Season! Well...That was quite the night... Tune in this week as Josh and Willis do exactly what you would expect them to do. An in depth break down of the 94th annual Academy Awards. Don't worry, we solve our differences with words. 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. Sometim...

Prepare Yourself for the Biggest Night in Hollywood The Oscars are almost upon us dear listener. But also there are some streaming shenanigans to discuss. The Batman is going to be on HBOMax NEXT MONTH! How's that for a 45 day streaming window. Also, Netflix is going to charge you more for multiple households. Time to kick your ex off the account. And of course THE OSCARS are THIS WEEKEND! Josh an...

The Dark Price Rises It's Pixelsplitters time, and Josh and Willis are back with some...opinions. Some people are aghast at the brazen price gouging for The Batman...others are not. Some people can't stand the idea of ad tiers on streaming services...others disagree. And some people know a lot about what's going on in this Obi-Wan Kenobi series...and then there's Willis and Josh who ask...Shouldn'...

This must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays. It's episode 42! Join us this week as Josh and Willis have some deep thought. The Batman is doing a lot of box office work, and actually giving some credibility to the DCEU? Also we talk about a group called Missing Movies, who are working to preserve films from being lost to the sands of the hourglass. And of course, as usual, there...

Awards Season in Full Swing How's everyone's "to watch" list doing these days? We're getting closer and closer to the Oscars...and the academy is...doing things. Tune in this week as Josh and Willis talk about what on earth is happening with #OscarFanFavorite, AND what on earth is happening with the Academy deciding not to present some oscars live. Also, we talk through the winners of th...

It's Oscar Season! Polish your shoes and do up your hair. The 94th Academy Awards are upon us. Last week the nominees were announced and Josh and Willis are here to break down the nominees. Also did you hear? There are three hosts this year! And they're doing a "Fan Favorite" Category! Who will you vote for? Tune in and hear all of our thoughts. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast t...

MEGAPIXELS TV! Yes we just did a Megapixels a couple of weeks ago, BUT WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER ONE! We talk so much about movies on this podcast, but there is some damn good TV coming to a screen near you in the coming year. So Josh and Willis have spelled out their top 5 most anticipated TV shows of 2022. And it's a good bet there are some shows you haven't heard of in here. Pixelsplitters is a...

So about Streaming... As we make our way into the second month of 2022 Josh and Willis are diving into some more abstract ideas. What does Piracy mean in the time of streaming and simultaneous releases? Will pilot season ever really be pilot season again? And is all the big IP coming to streaming platforms really healthy for the industry. These are our deep thoughts. Pixelsplitters is a conversati...

Pixels In Space! Josh and Willis are now posting this podcast from space. You can't prove it's not true. But seriously what's up with the idea of making films in space? Josh and Willis have some thoughts. Also this episode, we're talking about Sundance being online this year, Willem Dafoe's thoughts on playing Joker, and how deserving the stunt community is of an Oscar category. Pixelsplitters is...

MEGAPIXELS ROUND THREE We are back with another MEGAPIXELS Episode. This week Josh and Willis are counting down their top 5 most anticipated films of 2022. No doubt a list that will change as the year continues on, but for now there's some great things to look forward to. Are any of these on your list?! Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast that explores the film and tv news of the week, and ex...

What's that awards show that happens in January? It's the second episode of the year and apparently the golden globes were awarded this past weekend? Tune in as Josh and Willis discuss their (lack of) excitement about the Globes, and how they'll be in the future. We also talk about Pixar's new film Turning Red, which has been unceremoniously bumped from its theatrical release. And has anyone else...

Happy New Year! It is 2022! Welcome back dear listeners, it is time to split even more pixels than last year. This week Josh and Willis are shaking off their holiday relaxation and getting back to the standard format. Listen in as we chat about the ever expanding Spider-Man No Way Home box office, and break down our thoughts on Book of Boba (streaming on Disney+). We also ponder the concept of con...

Pondering the Big Questions In the last episode of the year, Josh and Willis are pondering a big question that have come to their attention over the last 32 episodes. Is the huge influx of superhero content something that has benefited the industry? Or has it been harmful. Josh and Willis don't have an answer going into this, but there's some interesting arguments to be made. Pixelsplitters is a c...

MEGAPIXELS EPISODE TWO It is a big day in the Superhero universe. Today is the release of Spider-man No Way Home, possibly the most anticipated superhero movie of all time. In honor of this release, Josh and Willis are breaking down the past 20 years of superhero films. Join us as we run through our top 5 and bottom 5 films of the modern era of this massive genre. Yes, this is a long episode. Yes,...

Long title, long episode...deal with it Pixelsplitters is officially into its thirties everyone. This week Josh and Willis talk about the fabulous disability representation in Disney+'s Hawkeye series. We also dive back into a conversation we've had many times on this podcast, are theaters in trouble? Will they come back? And...as happens every few weeks or so....DAMN there are a lot of cool new t...

PixelSplitters turns 30! We made it to the big 3-0 dear listener! Josh and Willis are pleased as punch to be bringing you this episode. This week we're talking about P.T. Anderson and Licorice Pizza's release plan, breaking down Netflix's new Top 10 page where they actually report Red Notice's viewing metics, and we talk about Chris Nolan's Oppenheimer film and if the director is too big to fail....

Gobble Gobble Everybody! Happy Thanksgiving dear listeners, welcome to episode 29! In this holiday episode Willis and Josh breakdown how important LA is to the film industry these days, the importance of platform film releases and how they translate to a streaming model, and the recent comments of Sir Ridley Scott, who is...opinionated...when it comes to the current state of the film industry. Pix...

DID YOU ALL SEE THAT TRAILER?! SO MUCH TO COVER TODAY! Josh and Willis both looked into this whole IMAX Enhanced thing, IATSE ratified their new contract, and there was a promise of a lot of new content coming from Disney. Also, somehow we timed this out...Josh and Willis were recording at the EXACT MOMENT the new Spider-man No Way Home trailer dropped...SO LISTEN IN TO OUR LIVE REACTIONS. Pixelsp...

...let's bring it back to something. Episode 27 is here! Tune in this week as Josh and Willis discuss the polarizing effect of the Eternals what what that means for movie reviews. We also explore Disney's new IMAX feature on Disney+. AND we examine what on earth is going on in Vin Diesel's mind and his relationship to The Rock. This is...quite the episode. Pixelsplitters is a conversation podcast...