If you’ve been watching movie trailers for upcoming releases and noticed everything is either based on a book, a sequel, or yet another movie from a “cinematic universe” that never seems to stop expanding, we’re here to tell you you’re not imagining things.

We dug into why Hollywood gave up on making good, original movies. It’s all about that consolidation of the movie industry, the rise of streaming, and studios cutting out creatives.

But writers and actors are fighting to save the industry — and make good movies.