Breathe a thankful sigh of relief. Summer is over and with it, the splattering of big-budget, big-noise making blockbusters that have been clogging up the cinema. Now is the time, pre-awards season, that the really interesting films start. Here's what we're looking out for.
Room
Again, if you haven't read the book, do so NOW. Inspired by the Josef Fritzl case, Emma Donoghue's 2010 novel, told from the perspective of a five-year-old boy trapped in a shed-slash-prison with his young mother who was kidnapped by 'Old Nick' seven years before, is being touted as one of the year's big film adaptions. Jacob Tremblay, who plays Jack, is already being spoken about as a serious contender for best actor. He's eight.
The Revenant
You've no doubt seen the trailer for this Leonardo DiCaprio historical thriller from the same director that gave you Birdman last year. Based on the true story of Hugh Glass, a 19th century frontiersman who sets out on a path of vengeance to wreak revenge on the men who were with him when he was mauled by a bear and then robbed him, leaving him for dead. Brutal, but could Leo finally be up for an Oscar here?
The Danish Girl
Based on 2000 semi-fictional novel by David Ebershoff about Lili Elbe, one of the first people to recieve gender-reassignment surgery in the 1920s, Eddie Redmayne stars in what may well be the second film in as many years to let him walk home with the Best Actor statue. The film has been criticised for casting him though, with several activists claiming a transgender woman should have filled the role.
Carol
Literally can't wait to see this one. Starring Cate Blanchett as Carol, a wealthy 1950s married woman and Rooney Mara as a shop worker named Therese, the film explores what happened when the two fall in love and risk everything in their lives to be together.
Spotlight
I mean it's FULL of men, save for Rachel McAdams, but it looks set to be a pretty important watch.Based on the real-life coverage of the Massachusetts sexual abuse scandal from newspaper The Boston Globe. Their reporting helped make the cover up of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church into an internation issue. Stars Mark Ruffalo and Michael Keaton.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.