“I gotta bad feeling about this - a we’re gonna need a new planet bad feeling”... Join Joseph and TJ as they discuss ‘Battleship’ which was just released to iTunes, Blu-ray, and DVD. Joseph laments the state of film-making in a post-Transformers world, TJ enjoyed the film a bit more, but just a bit. They also discuss ‘Monsters Inc.’ coming out in 3D and the merits of 3D movies, the possibility of a directors cut of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and why TJ doesn’t like directors cuts for the most part, having a glass of beer or wine with Christopher Nolan and what we would like to pick his brain about, what we would like to see in Batman special edition releases, what films we are looking forward to this year, which leads to a discussion about ‘Branded’ and much more.

TJ and Joseph before and after (mostly before) Episode 8 of The MovieByte Podcast. They discuss Joseph being loaded with coffee, Jeremy Renner original cast as Hopper in Battleship, TJ paying even more attention to movies now, the crazy week, removing a pistachio from Joseph’s son’s nose, the film ‘Independence Day’, general show prep, trackpads and mice, retina displays and display resolution, ‘Branded’ not getting a wide release, what movie they should review next, ‘Oogieloves’ bombs, clicky keyboards, when they should review ‘The Avengers’, the location of IMAX theaters, Indiana Jones, the Ewok movies, and more.

TJ and Joseph before and after episode seven of The MovieByte Podcast. They adjust Skype settings, talk about hearing yourself while recording, Joseph’s EQ, cell phone holsters, The Otter Box iPhone case, matte vs. glossy screens, Skype notifications, making room for new podcast listening, finding a topic for next week, TJ’s desire to review ‘The Matrix’, judging movies by their covers, musical tastes, bad video quality of ‘Flywheel’, Joseph’s past with the Kendricks, the length of the show, audio file transfers, recording show live, podcast pacing and editing ourselves, and probably more.

“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” Tune in for a discussion about ‘The Hunger Games’ film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ novel. TJ and Joseph discuss their likes, dislikes, the themes in this film, who should see it and why, whether it is appropriate for young children and young adults, they evaluate the practical effects, special effects, CGI, editing, directing, shooting style and much more. They also discuss shooting video on your smartphone in portrait mode, ‘Taken 2’, the ‘Jack Ryan’ reboot, and the upcoming TV show ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ which will involve Joss Whedon.

TJ and Joseph before and after (but mostly before) episode six of The MovieByte Podcast. They talk about TJ’s preamp, the show outline, Joseph’s audio, ads on websites, Captain America casting, The pronunciation of Anna, YouTube copyright claims, Joseph leaving his car windows down at a theatre in Atlanta, Tech support with an ExpressionEngine third party ad-on developer, Twitter, social media, and email newsletters, the shame of Joseph not listening to Build and Analyze or Hypercritical, RSS feeds and Yahoo Pipes, Mac Power Users podcast, The Verge and how cluttered their RSS feed is, Caffeine and loosing weight, and more.

“Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-doo” In this week’s episode TJ and Joseph discuss films from TJ’s Box Office Overview Article - ‘The Hunger Games’ and it’s critique of modern culture, ‘The Avengers’ and Joss Whedon, ‘Brave’ and where Pixar veered off track, ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ and its great box office success yet still overshadowed by ‘The Avengers’, and the box office failures of ‘Total Recall’ and ‘The Bourne Legacy’. And they also discuss Mel Stuart’s ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ as well as a little discussion of the newer Tim Burton remake, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (spoiler, Joseph and TJ thought it was a horrible film).

TJ and Joseph before and after Episode 5 of The MovieByte podcast. They discuss pre-amp and mic trouble, ecamm’s Skype Call Recorder, Office Chairs, Skype quality over DSL, ecamm’s horrendous website, air conditioning noise in the audio recording, Mel Stuart, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Fonts in Apple’s Notes App, TJ recording on the road, wedding videography and the inherent problems that come with that, and a whole bunch of other off topic things.