For crying out loud already. Why are there so many movies coming out from now through the end of the year that are guaranteed to crank up the waterworks?

Two words for you: Awards season.

Yes, from now through Christmas marks the crucial time when studios cart out their heavy hitters, and they often arrive in the form of tearjerkers and hand-wringing dramas. And the sprint to the finale of 2025 is no exception.

What is lacking is a tentpole. That one lively, original breakout hit that could send the box office soaring, and get people talking, like Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” did for the spring/summer season.

Absent of that, moviegoers should prepare themselves for a scintillating holiday season, but maybe not a breathtaking one.

That means we can look forward to some very good, indie-lea

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