These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include The Wicked Queer Film Festival at The Brattle, works at the roots of modern horror in Somerville, “Taxi Driver” in Kendall Square and Best International Feature Oscar nominee “Traces” at Fresh Pond.

You can find old-school Italian comfort food on this side of the river, including satisfying basics: chicken Parm, lobster fra diavolo and veal scallopini.

The Venezuelan cantina Carolicious at the Aeronaut Brewery slings arepas and more, but not much more. The cooks focus on one thing and do it right.

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Ken Loach’s last at Fresh Pond, a screamer in “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” honors to the late character actor M. Emmett Walsh and free fare: a five-hour “Movie Orgy” and the chess-focused “Queen of Katwe” by Mira Nair.

The list of notable Cambridge filmmakers expands again with Max Isaacson, whose directorial debut – the Caribbean Western “Paradise” – lands on streaming platforms Friday after an abbreviated run at AMC Boston Common.

Nowhere else but in Frank Herbert’s “Dune” is spice so essential than at Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, where the question is always “How spicy do you want that?”

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include a festive screening of “The Queen of My Dreams” at Fresh Pond, with food and the director Zooming in, the Boston Underground Film Festival at The Brattle, an new “Road House” and much more.

The Eaves at Bow Market may be the hottest ticket in town, and entering its warm, red glow is like stepping into elegant and intimate cinema.

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include six from Kore-eda Hirokazu, with the filmmaker giving Q&As and collecting a Chlotrudis Film Society award, and classics including “Jaws” at Kendall and noir greats in Davis Square.

“Love Lies Bleeding,” a delightfully audacious lesbian crime noir from Rose Glass, is edgy, free of tropes and seared tight by a kind of angry authenticity.