Magic Rays of Light

Sigmund and Devon break down the variations in video and audio quality across streaming and recap the second season of The Buccaneers.   Pre-Roll Wild Life: Orangutans   Main Topic How to Unlock Detailed Streaming Statistics on the Apple TV   Apple Original News Mr. Scorsese — First Look   Apple Original Film on VOD CODA The Banker Emancipation Greyhound On The Rocks Spirited The Tragedy of Macbeth Finch   Releases F1 in IMAX Discount Tickets Highest 2 Lowest Highest 2 Lowest (Original Soundtrack) Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical Unicorn Girl   Extras Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical — "When We Were Light" Lyric Video Chief of War — Inside the Episode 103: "City of Flowers"   Recap The Buccaneers   TV App Highlights How to Train Your Dragon Jurassic World: Rebirth Fixed Sausage Party: Foodtopia Night Always Comes Superman Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning   Up Next Wednesday Eddington   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon highlight the second season premiere of Apple Original comedy series Platonic and the debut of historical drama Chief of War.   Pre-Roll: An Alien Intervention Vision Pros   Highlights Platonic Chief of War   Trailer Talk What's Coming in August 2025 | Chief of War, Platonic & More Snoopy Present: A Summer Musical Invasion — Season 3 KPOPPED KPOPPED Episode Highlights Highest 2 Lowest   Releases Wild Life: Orangutans ‎Play-Doh World ‎Worms Across Worlds ‎Let’s Go Mightycat! ‎Everybody Shogi CODA (PVOD)   Extras Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical — "Best Time Ever" Lyric Video ‎⁨Strength with Kim and Jurnee Smollett | Apple Fitness+ 28 Years Later Director Danny Boyle Innovates with iPhone Chief of War — Opening Title Sequence   TV App Highlights Jurassic World: Rebirth The Pickup Wednesday Ebony & Ivory Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore Alien: Earth   Up Next Eyes of Wakanda Weapons   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon preview the public beta of tvOS 26 and recap Apple Original comedy series Stick.   tvOS 26 Public Beta Apple Beta Program   Apple TV News Bluey x Fruit Ninja Classic+ Apple Arcade Promotion   Apple Original News First Look at The Savant The Lost Bus Trailer First Look at The Last Frontier The Last Frontier — Date Announcement First Look at Down Cemetery Road Pluribus — Date Announcement Pluribus — (202) 808-3981   Releases Chief of War Stillwater   Recap Stick The Compassionate Friends Non-Profit Organization for Grief MISS Foundation   TV App Highlights The Life of Chuck 28 Years Later Twisted Metal Final Destination Bloodlines Eyes of Wakanda 007: Road To A Million Caught by the Tides Bob Trevino Likes It Sorry, Baby   Up Next King of the Hill Project Runway   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon begin one last journey to Acapulco and share their early impressions of the Games app.   Pre-Roll Jason Blum Opens Up About the 'M3GAN 2.0' Flop, the Blumhouse Slump, and Bouncing Back | The Town   Highlight Acapulco   The Games App Introducing the Apple Games app: A personalized home for games | Apple   Trailer Talk Platonic Stillwater   Apple Original News Loot — Season 3 Date Announcement Ted Lasso — Season 4 Now in Production Grand modèle de langage | Upgrade   Extras Acapulco — Season 2 Recap Foundation Season 3 Art Blast | ArtStation Magazine Foundation – Mind Meld with The Cast of Season 3 Murderbot — The Cast Plays Bitter/Sweet The Buccaneers — Set Tour with Josie Totah and Aubri Ibrag   TV App Highlights Dangerous Animals Materialists South Park Code Of Silence Death of a Unicorn Happy Gilmore 2 The Phoenician Scheme   Up Next Union The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon return to the world of Foundation for its third season and share their favorite films and shows from the first half of 2025. Then, they recap the first season on Apple Original sci-fi comedy series Murderbot.   Highlight Foundation   Devon’s Top Movies of 2025 So Far F1: The Movie Deaf President Now! Thunderbolts* Echo Valley Fountain of Youth   Sigmund’s Top Movies of 2025 So Far F1: The Movie Sinners Caught by the Tides Warfare Sorry, Baby   Devon’s Top Shows of 2025 So Far Stick Adolescence Severance The Studio Daredevil: Born Again   Sigmund’s Top Shows of 2025 So Far Severance Common Side Effects The Studio Couples Therapy The Bear The Pitt The Four Seasons   Films Coming Later This Year Trailer Playlist   Trailers Acapulco Chief of War The Morning Show   Apple Original News Neuromancer — In Production Invasion — Season 3 Official Teaser   Releases The Wild Ones Apple Music Live: Central Cee Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical   Extras Owen Wilson | Zane Lowe Interview Long Way Home (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) The Buccaneers — Josie Totah on Set Foundation — Chaos of the Mule Foundation — Top 5 Best Moments in Season 1 and 2 AMA with Dennis Lehane   Recap Murderbot   TV App Highlights The Phoenician Scheme Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story Nobu How to Train Your Dragon Billy Joel: And So It Goes   Up Next Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse Sovereign   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon discuss what the future of the theatrical experience could look like and look back at Apple Original French culinary drama Carême.   The Future of Cinema 28 Years Later Martin Scorsese no longer watches films in cinemas due to audience bad behaviour | The Guardian Apple Granted 34 Patents Today Covering an Advanced Infrared Camera System that could work with Apple Pay & Much More | Patently Apple Apple won a Wild patent for an Augmented Reality Light System that projects AR content onto tables, walls+ without a Headset | Patently Apple Apple Just Patented an Image Sensor With 20 Stops of Dynamic Range | Y.M.Cinema Magazine   Releases ‎Angry Birds Bounce ‎Crayola Scribble Scrubbie+ ‎Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD+ ‎Suika Game+   Extras What's Coming in July 2025 | Foundation, Acapulco & More Apple Fitness+ Workouts ‎Inspired by F1: The Movie Smoke — An Inside Look Foundation — Actually Helpful Recap: Fast Forward to Season 3 Shrinking — Celebrating Pride with Michael Urie Inside the high-speed production of ‘F1 The Movie’ | Apple News In Conversation Jerry Bruckheimer: On Working with Apple Films, Lewis Hamilton, and F1 | The Zane Lowe Show Stick’s Ultimate Guide to Golf Hot Spots | Apple Maps Owen Wilson on Hot Ones The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott   Recap Carême   TV App Highlights The Instigators Ballerina: From the World of John Wick Thunderbolts* The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted Tornado The Luckiest Man in America On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Sinners   Up Next Bring Her Back Snow White   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Join Jonathan Reed, a writer at MacStories, and Benjamin Mayo, the host of 9to5Mac's happy hour, as they dive into the exciting world of cinema and streaming. They discuss the theatrical debut of F1: The Movie, highlighting its thrilling portrayal of redemption in Formula 1. The duo also explores innovative filmmaking techniques, including the use of custom iPhone cameras for authentic racing visuals. Plus, they give insights into the new Apple Original series Smoke, which centers on an arson investigation, blending complex character dynamics and engaging storytelling.

Sigmund and Devon highlight the return of The Buccaneers, explore how haptics and other metadata could enhance media experiences on Apple’s platforms, and recap the first season of Your Friends & Neighbors.   Highlight The Buccaneers   Enhanced Media Experiences Haptic Trailer for F1   Trailer Talk Foundation — Season 3   Releases Easy Money: The Charles Ponzi Story   Extras F1 The Movie World Premiere Red Carpet Live Stream Government Cheese — Behind Paul Hunter’s Creative Vision Murderbot — Get Your Own SecUnit Today! Bono: Stories of Surrender, U2 & Rock Music | Zane Lowe Interview Ben Stiller: Severance, The Knicks & Meet the Parents 4 | Zane Lowe Interview Severance — The Ballad of Burt & Irving Long Way Home — Guess the Bike with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman Apple Maps Guide: Tour Europe with Long Way Home Chief of War — Casting King Kamehameha The Cast of Slow Horses on The Late Show Tim Cook Reveals Apple’s Vision for Movies and TV: Why Spending Millions on Blockbusters Like ‘F1’ Is About More Than Selling iPhones | Variety   Recap Your Friends & Neighbors   TV App Highlights Final Destination Bloodlines Friendship Sally   Up Next A Minecraft Movie 28 Years Later   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Show Notes   tvOS 26’s Reveal and Echo Valley   Sigmund and Devon break down Apple’s tvOS and visionOS announcements from WWDC25, grade their predictions, and highlight Apple Original film Echo Valley.   WWDC25 MacStories’ WWDC25 Coverage What's Coming | Foundation, Chief of War & More   Trailer Talk The Wild Ones The Lost Bus   Apple Original News First Look at Slow Horses Season Five Ben Stiller and Adam Scott on ‘Severance’ Season 3, Stiller’s Scrapped Character and Potential Spinoffs: ‘There Are Two Specific Ideas’ | Variety   Releases Not a Box   Extras Stick — The Cast on Their Love For Golf Long Way Home — Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman on Their Friendship | Origin Story Fountain of Youth — Natalie Portman and John Krasinski Speak French Apple Maps Collection: Around the World with Fountain of Youth The Buccaneers — Outsider's Intro to Season 1 with Leighton Meester Murderbot — The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon Opening Title Sequence Murderbot — Alexander Skarsgård Plays Human or SecUnit   Highlight Echo Valley   Up Next Phineas and Ferb Deep Cover   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky

Sigmund and Devon highlight the premiere of Apple Original comedy series Stick starring Owen Wilson. Then, they compete to predict what’s in store for Apple TV at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference.   Highlight Stick   Releases ‎UNO: Arcade Edition ‎LEGO Hill Climb Adventures+ ‎Lost in Play+ ‎Helix Jump+ WWDC 2025   TV App Highlights The Surfer Predator: Killer of Killers Magic Farm   Up Next Sinners   We want to hear from you! Contact us via our feedback form. Send us a voice message all week via iMessage or email to magic@macstories.net. Subscribe to Magic Rays of Light on YouTube and follow us on Mastodon and Bluesky. Sigmund Judge | Follow Sigmund on Mastodon or Bluesky Devon Dundee | Follow Devon on Mastodon or Bluesky