The Verge fall movie preview, October 2018

Every year, the shift into cooler weather comes with a shift into a cooler box-office lineup: fewer billion-dollar blockbusters, fewer onscreen explosions, and a general trend toward less slashing, crashing action and more intense emotional action. The one thing that really heats up at the box office during the fall and winter season is the awards race: the last quarter of the year is a time for Oscar-bait projects and intense awards campaigning. We started The Verge’s four-part fall movi