Each year, Hollywood saves much of its quality, Oscar-worthy fare for the packed month of December—and 2014 is no exception. There is an embarrassment of riches hitting cinemas this month, including awards bait turns by Reese Witherspoon as a re-empowered woman hiking the PCT in Wild to Julianne Moore’s riveting performance as an academic whose life is slowly unraveling due to Alzheimer’s in Still Alice. There are films from auteurs, like Paul Thomas Anderson’s gonzo neo-noir Inherent Vice and the Dardenne Brothers’ Two Days, One Night. And of course, there are big-budget Hollywood entertainments, like the Meryl Streep-starring Sondheim musical Into the Woods. Without further ado, here are the most hotly anticipated films this holiday season.
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