With the box office starting to rebound from the pandemic and a number of films becoming blockbusters at higher levels than in recent years, it’s easy to say that the revival is in full swing. As such, there are a ton of new movies on the immediate horizon, especially in the next four months. While the number of titles that are certain to be Oscar contenders is much smaller than we’re accustomed to, indie cinema hasn’t quite revived, and so it could be difficult to guess what’s going to play with Oscar because they are reticent about scheduling. We’ll see how well this list holds up as more and more titles assert their presence in the competition.

To introduce you to the upcoming films, there will be two preview articles every month and this introduction every four months. The Season Preview article will focus on one of three seasons Spring Season (January through April), Blockbuster Season (May through August) and Oscar Season (September through December). In these introductory articles, I will give you the current release schedule for the specified season, which may change as the release dates get closer.

September 2, 2022

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (Wide)

September 9, 2022

Barbarian (Wide)

September 16, 2022

Silent Twins (Wide)
The Woman King (Wide)

September 23, 2022

Don’t Worry, Darling (Wide)

September 30, 2022

Bros (Wide)
Smile (Wide)

October 7, 2022

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Wide)
TAR (Wide)

October 14, 2022

Halloween Ends (Wide)
White Bird: A Wonder Story (Wide)
Till (Limited)

October 21, 2022

Black Adam (Wide)
Ticket to Paradise (Wide)
Untitled Hidden Empire Thriller (Wide)
The Banshees of Inisherin (Limited)
My Policeman (Limited)

October 28, 2022

Prey for the Devil (Wide)
Armageddon Time (Limited)

November 4, 2022

Amsterdam (Wide)

November 11, 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Wide)
The Fablemans (Limited)
Golda (Limited)

November 18, 2022

She Said (Wide)

November 23, 2022

Bones and All (Wide)
Devotion (Wide)
Strange World (Wide)

December 2, 2022

Violent Night (Wide)
Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies (Limited)
Women Talking (Limited)

December 16, 2022

Avatar: The Way of the Water (Wide)
A Man Called Otto (on Wednesday) (Wide)

December 21, 2022

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Wide)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Wide)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Wide)
Untitled 20th Century Studios Film (on Friday) (Wide)
Babylon (on Sunday) (Limited)