Fall movie season is here, and even if the leaves haven't started turning yet, Hollywood has changed gears with the season and is getting out of popcorn mode and into prestige mode.
Superheroes are taking the season off, in favor of awards hopefuls. There are some blockbusters-to-be waiting in the wings — hello, "Wicked: For Good" — but mostly the season is about quality, or the veneer of quality, as studios offer up award-caliber films in the hopes of building momentum that will carry them through Oscar season. (The Academy Awards aren't until March 15, so get ready for six months of campaigning and Oscar talk from your favorite film obsessives.)
Here's where our fall preview comes in. This is a ranking of the season's most anticipated movies, in terms of box office potential, awards in