Labor Day’s gone, the nights are chilly and football has regained its inexplicable hold on the general public. It also means a worthy bunch of quality films will be trickling into local theaters soon. Based on early reviews and overall buzz, here are 10 movies worth getting excited about:

The Town (Sept. 17)
Ben Affleck’s second directorial effort after 2007’s acclaimed “Gone Baby Gone” is another Boston set crime saga about a thief (Affleck) who builds a relationship with one of his former victims. Affleck proved his chops with “Gone Baby Gone,” and another success will cement his status as a Hollywood hyphen power player (actor/writer/director). Jon Hamm and Jeremy Renner co-star.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Sept. 24)
More than 20 years after the original film, Michael Douglas returns to the big screen as Gordon Gekko in another tale of Wall Street corruption. Is greed still good? Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan co-star.

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