But you don't want to hear my spleen-venting, you want to know what movies to see. Well, ya can't see "There Will Be Blood" yet, like I said. But the kids will probably like "The Water Horse," even if it is "E.T." regurgitated and reshaped into the Loch Ness Monster. And "The Great Debaters," the new drama directed by and co-starring Denzel Washington manages to overcome its innate Oprah-ness and stand on its feet as a fine film. Recommended if you want a feel-good movie that doesn't make you feel like you've been played. Really.
Otherwise, grown-ups have "The Savages" (Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney and that's all you need to know), "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Julian Schnabel and cameraman Janusz Kaminski re-invent human consciousness), and "Sweeney Todd" (Burton and Depp do right by Sondheim, mostly) to warm the dark cockles of their hearts this weekend.
The Brattle is playing to the fan-boys by bringing back "Blade Runner: The Final Cut" through the end of the year, then kicking off 2008 with a Marx Brothers marathon. We'll probably all need a good laugh by then. Hey, is it still possible to retroactively elect Rufus T. Firefly President of the United States?
