The 3 New Dramas You MUST look for

After the months of what I like to call "blockbuster-palooza", Hollywood has begun to transition into its award season. What comes with that is less of the explosive fun of the summer and more of the exploration of the human condition, through various and diverse stories. Many of these films have already graced the film festival such as Cannes, TriBeCa, and more, and the studios are now ready to present the best that storytelling and drama has to offer. While there are multiple films that will attempt to grab the hallowed "Best Picture" Academy Award, I have identified a few that may just have a greater chance at doing so.

The first movie that really caught my attention was the upcoming film, titularly called The 33. The 33 tells the true story of the devastating mine collapse that took place in Copiapò, Chile in 2010. The film promises to show us the Chilean governments tireless work to rescue the miners from their subterrenean prison, and will also give audiences a glimpse into the struggles of the miners and their 69 days of horrific submission. Being one who was a bit too young to follow the event closely when it occurred, this movie intrigued me right off the bat, and in the trailer you can really feel the tension and the drama, but also the heart. The fact that this movie has almost no notable names outisde of Antonio Banderas also gives me hope that this movie might shine a light on some more capable Latino actors and give them the chance to enter Hollywood as rising stars. Overall, I'm pretty excited for this movie - I'll definitely be out to see it.

Another film that crossed my radar was an upcoming military action piece titled 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, directed by Michael Bay. I know what you're all thinking, but identifying just the trailer alone, I'm liking what I'm seeing. What Bay seems to be doing is exactly what he should be doing - taking a group of All-American men and placing them in an against-the-odds situation where they've got just themselves and their values to get them through the mission. The action looks bombastic, the story sounds compelling, and the actors look intimidating. And hey, if you can get nice-guy Jim from the U.S. version of The Office to look like a total badass, you're doing something right. Now, this movie may be one steaming pile of fecal matter, but the fact remains that the trailer intrigued me enough to want to see the movie, and the fact that this is yet another world-harrowing scenario I did not pay close attention to just increases my interest tenfold. I'd say to those of you on the fence, "Wait and see. You may be surprised".

And concluding my new to-see list is the upcoming film Spotlight, which tells the story of the Boston Globe's work to uncover the child molestation incidents within their town's archdiocese, causing a backlash to their legitimacy as a newspaper and rocking the Catholic Church's foundation as the world knows it. This film in particular has already received mass critical praise in the film festivals, and features an all-star cast with the likes of Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci and more. Again, this film features a story that I was too young to follow, but this is also probably the most serious and controversial of the three that I've talked about today. With that being said, with the cast we've got here, and the narrative we're promised, you can bet that audiences will get a world-class drama to go see. Now, this story won't be for everybody - none of these will be. However, what I'm noticing is that they're all being taken very seriously. People say Hollywood tends to bend the facts, to change history a bit to please certain people, but these films seem to steer away from that stigma, which is great to see. Because as Hollywood evolves, we as a human race get the chance to see stories of both triumph and failure, and just might have a chance to work on improving ourselves in the process.