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I was losing faith in superheroes. We all were. Just look at the box office where stories with new characters like Madame Web and The Crow are bombing. And even superheroes who shot to stardom in the last few years are floundering. Joker: Folie à Deux flopped despite the fact that its predecessor made $1 billion worldwide.

In October, Oscar season begins in earnest—that means some of the year’s finest movies have already rolled out. Here’s a selection of the month’s best, including one picture that will most certainly be among my top picks of the year. The Outrun Addiction-recovery stories serve a purpose in the real world, forging a point of connection between individuals who have gone through—or are going through—the hell of crawling their way out of addiction.

As the famous Arthur C. Clarke quote goes, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” Netflix’s new documentary The Manhattan Alien Abduction explores the latter possibility, but ultimately seems to err on the side of skepticism—at least in this particular case.

Attention, Upper East Siders: Ed Westwick is going to be a dad. The Gossip Girl alum and his wife Amy Jackson are expecting their first baby together, they announced with a series of photos in an

Best believe they showed up looking boo-jeweled. Indeed, our favorite morning talk show hosts like Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Kelly Clarkson and more have once again slayed their Halloween

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager flying this Halloween.   After all, the Hoda and Jenna hosts looked to one of the most iconic movie scenes for their costume-inspiration this year, stepping onto the