Fall is here ladies and gents, and you know what that means: The return of pumpkin spiced lattes! … and Oscar season is upon us. It’s the time of year when movies stop all the water gun fighting, video game playing, and frivolous fun and get down to the semi-serious business of vying for awards — Hollywood is going back to school. In fact, it’s already started, with a few late September releases, Black Mass and Everest, which we mention in the video above.

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Undoubtedly, the big man on campus is , which has a tractor beam strong enough to swallow up nearly every film in its path, the latest installment of the sci-fi franchise won’t blast off until the very end of the Fall, giving some of these other movies a chance to make their mark before the nation turns its eyes to the most anticipated cinematic event of this millennium.

As we began looking through this Fall’s lineup, it was hard not to be excited — giddy, even. A sequel, a Quentin Tarantino original, a Shakespeare adaptation, a DiCaprio/Iñárritu collaboration and The Hunger Games finale — throw in a partridge and a pear tree and we’re all set for Christmas. Kidding aside, this feels like a truly special lineup of films. So without further ado, let’s dig in:

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We’re aware Christmas takes place in Winter, but we couldn’t leave these off the list:

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