What to see: 11/16-18

So I've been an asshole and didn't tell you what to see last weekend or this weekend.

Last weekend Skyfall absolutely dominated the box office and with good reason. The Sam Mendes directed film, beautiful, sleek, cheeky, and suspenseful. It also offers one of the best Bond villains in the whole 50 year running franchise played by the perfect Javier Bardem. It's an unmissable fall treat that you have to see if you have yet to see it.

Another release that hit the theaters limited last weekend and moved wide this weekend is Spielberg's Lincoln. So far the film, and Daniel Day Lewis' performance has garnered tons of praise from critics and is sure to be a big player in the academy awards come this February. It's probably playing around you now, and if you're brave enough to wait in line while surrounded by Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2 fans than you should go check it out. It might be a great thing to catch with the family on Thanksgiving though. If you're like me then you'll probably see Skyfall on Thanksgiving though (even though I've already seen it twice), because it's a tradition to see Bond movies on Turkey day.

Another notable film that is playing in select theaters and moves wide next week, is The Silver Linings Playbook. The David O Russell (Asshole) film won the hearts of the people at Toronto and also seems to have lots of Oscar potential. Bradley Cooper and the beautiful Jennifer Lawrence star in this film and are Oscar candidates as we head deeper into the season. I would wait until it's widely released before I saw this one though.

Other than that there's nothing else new hitting the theaters. There's plenty of things to see out there and if you haven't seen it I highly recommend Skyfall. Tomorrow I will write an in depth review of the film to convince you neysayers who "just don't like Bond movies." Yeah I met some moron a few days ago who said that. Needless to say I didn't like their presence.

If you want to stay in and honor a living legend tonight and the rest of the weekend, throw in a Scorsese flick because the icon turned 70 today. The man may be the greatest living American director and throwing in Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Gangs of New York or The Departed is a great way to pay tribute to the legend.