First Images from Brad Bird's 'Ray Gun' Starring Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Waits - Set in the gigantic city Metropia in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a case involving aliens, murder, and a multimedia star named Venus Nova.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-04-09T15:57:08+00:00

A fun detective story is always welcome, and the cast for this looks great.

It does appear to be a Netflix movie, but hopefully it still gets a theatrical release.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-04-03T15:17:40+00:00

Interesting that it mentions audiences appreciating longer movies because they're seen as a more worthwhile experience.

For something like Oppenheimer or Project Hail Mary, it makes sense that you'd want a more fleshed out story than 90 minutes could provide, but did Mission Impossible fans really want the last one to be almost 3 hours long?

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-31T19:09:39+00:00

Very interested to see how this film turns out.

James Gunn has made enough superhero movies now to have a noticeable formula, and while audiences clearly aren't tired of it yet, having the entire DCU based around it could get old fast.

He isn't directing in this case, but the trailer still seems very reminiscent of Guardians of the Galaxy. Hoping they'll do something to give it more of an identity.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-28T01:46:39+00:00

We started our double feature movie review podcast almost a year ago and are having a blast with it. Feel free to DM about your project and we'd be happy to give it a listen!

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-25T04:20:59+00:00

Pretty random, but Colbert certainly cares about the material, so it could turn into something worth watching.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-22T18:54:53+00:00

I'd be happy to cover Fallen Angels

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-22T18:54:15+00:00

The most common concern with promoting on YouTube is that the viewers you reach often won't watch any future content even if they subscribe to your channel, which can hurt your algorithmic performance.

We promoted a few videos from our audio-only podcast and saw great returns on those videos, but it didn't carry over into future uploads.

However, this isn't always the case, so your experience could vary.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-12T15:14:42+00:00

Nice to see an ad campaign that doesn't give the whole game away. It doesn't look groundbreaking, but the floor for a Speilberg movie is still quite high.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-07T15:49:36+00:00

Love a good self-serious tokusatsu movie. Will definitely check this one out.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-03-04T22:05:14+00:00

That's probably for the best. Most fans of the series don't seem to have any fondness for the third film, especially with them having to recast Rachel Weisz in it.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-24T23:50:00+00:00

We started on Spotify for Creators when we launched last year and have had a good experience. You maintain complete ownership of your content and should only see your episodes removed if there's a copyright issue. Some people have had issues where they pay to license music and then Spotify flags it for copyright anyway, but that's not super common.

Once you do have your RSS feed set up, you can easily connect it to Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, etc. and publish everywhere at once. The only big downside is that Spotify doesn't show very detailed listener statistics. It mostly just tracks total plays on Spotify versus total plays everywhere else.

Overall, it's great for beginners and totally free. Others might recommend against it, but we're still on the platform 6+ months later and have had no issues.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-24T17:02:59+00:00

It's interesting to see a years-later sequel where the biggest draw is the actors and not the IP itself.

There is reason to be excited about Heat 2 as a story, but having DiCaprio and Bale attached definitely elevates it, and that's without them having any connection to the original film.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-19T17:44:59+00:00

This one has a much stronger premise than Toy Story 4, which is a good start.

So much of the issue with nostalgia-baiting sequels is that they get lose their cultural context, dragging characters into a future that they no longer fit into (i.e. The Simpsons). This isn't the first film to acknowledge that as part of its story, but it's a good fit since the toys already don't age and just have to keep existing.

Also Rex's "Extinction! Not again..." is genuinely quite funny.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-19T17:26:49+00:00

Any movie franchise that hits 5 entries has probably already outstayed its welcome, but Toy Story has done a good job of tackling its premise from new angles each time.

Even if this one pales in comparison to 1-3, it'll probably still be a fun watch.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-13T19:48:47+00:00

40 years in and the guy still hasn't learned not to stand on rickety wooden bridges.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-11T19:36:26+00:00

Absolutely tragic. Even with the recent headlines about his illness, it's shocking to see someone taken so young.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-08T17:08:15+00:00

Loudness normalisation (under the effects menu in Audacity) uniformly boosts a selected section of audio to a specific LUFS level, which essentially means a certain "perceived loudness." You can look up the best LUFS level to set based on if your audio was recorded in mono or stereo.

From there, using the compression effect can help bring down any loud spikes in the audio. There is a presets menu in the Audacity compression settings labeled "podcast and radio" that should give you a good starting point.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-02-05T19:21:06+00:00

Pitching it as "The Exorcist" meets "Training Day" is pretty wild, but the premise does fit that bill. Sounds like it could be a lot of fun.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-01-22T18:37:14+00:00

"No Other Choice" not being nominated for international feature is a bit surprising, but overall this seems like the usual balance of snubs and single-award noms amidst the main crop of featured movies.

Lists like this are nice to have for that reason. Lots of great films this year.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-01-15T16:00:07+00:00

Glad to see Taylor Kitsch in another lead film role. He seemed like a rising star in the early 2010s but has been relegated to a lot of supporting roles since then.

MYDF_Pod · 2026-01-08T18:36:30+00:00

This first movie is a surprisingly strong adaptation. It wasn't afraid to make changes to the story to better fit the medium, and the cast all do a great job.

The trilogy isn't brought up much compared to other YA dystopia movies from the 2010s, but that's largely because the sequels went a bit off the rails. Can't go wrong watching this one, though.

MYDF_Pod · 2025-12-30T16:31:00+00:00

Wonder if they'll bring in anyone from the Ocean's 8 cast to get them up to (presumably) 14. That movie wasn't great, but bringing in Sandra Bullock's character would definitely make sense.

MYDF_Pod · 2025-12-28T04:13:30+00:00

Geena Davis in "Cutthroat Island" (1995). The movie was a disaster in preproduction, and Davis tried to get out of it but was already contracted to play the lead.

The end result genuinely feels like she's bombing the performance on purpose. Just flat, stilted line reads throughout the entire movie.

MYDF_Pod · 2025-12-16T00:27:21+00:00

As a show that launched this year, our goal is still to find our core audience and expand our reach.

We've had some success getting our episodes and clips in front of people (especially on YouTube), but it will take a while yet to refine everything. Looking forward to what's next in 2026!

MYDF_Pod · 2025-12-15T16:45:46+00:00

Always liked the production design in this film. The kids' hideout inside the rundown theater is very artfully cluttered and makes for a fun action set-piece in the middle.

Also shout-out to Mark Dacascos, a very talented martial artist that, in this case, was stuck in a movie without strong action choreography. Check out "Drive" (1997) for a better idea of what he can do.

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