If You Need Convincing: Even by their lofty standards, Inside Llewyn Davis was one of the best Coen Brothers movies ever, and they’ve been trying to make Hail Caesar! for years. The cast includes Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson, Ralph Fiennes, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill ... and Dolph Lundgren? Impossible to resist.

Paramount

Zoolander 2 (February 12)

What It Is: Remember Zoolander? With the Blue Steel and the “MerMAN!” and the school for ants? He’s back! After 15 long years (yes, we are all old), Ben Stiller’s cult-hit fashion satire has finally gotten a sequel, and it has a nutty plot and a healthy heap of au courant celebrity cameos (Benedict Cumberbatch, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, and on and on and on). Original cast members Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell have returned too, and Kristen Wiig is also involved, as mandated by the new laws of making comedy films.

If You Need Convincing: This is no tossed-off sequel: Stiller is taking 2oolander (as it’s been dubbed in promotional materials) seriously enough to helm it, and he’s got a pretty good track record from the director’s chair. More importantly, the celebrity culture lampooned by the original film has only gotten sillier and more pervasive: Perhaps we need Derek Zoolander now more than ever.

A24

The Witch (February 26)

What It Is: This 1630s-set horror film, from the first-time director Robert Eggers, caused quite a stir at Sundance in 2015—enough for the studio A24 to postpone its release in order to mount a proper campaign for what could be a breakout hit. Set in Puritan New England, the plot revolves around the disappearance of a child, accusations of witchcraft, and possible demonic possession. The 17th century was a pretty scary time, after all.

If You Need Convincing: This won the Directing Award at Sundance, and if you watch the trailer, you can get an idea of how—it’s all foreboding, visually impressive, horrifying atmosphere. Also, one of the main characters is a possibly demonic goat called Black Phillip.

Broad Green Pictures

Knight of Cups (March 4)

What It Is: Terrence Malick’s new film has been bouncing around without a release date for quite a while—it debuted at the Berlin Film Festival almost a year ago to mixed reviews, and will finally wind its way into theaters in March. It stars Christian Bale as a screenwriter consumed by the existential emptiness that comes with success, and features Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Antonio Banderas, and many, many more actors you’ve heard of.

If You Need Convincing: It’s Terrence Malick, who’s an acquired taste to be sure but one of Hollywood’s most unique auteurs. His last film, To the Wonder, drew a pretty muted reaction, but he’s made enough enduring masterpieces—Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line—that any new project of his deserves attention.