Ripple Café has “breakfast vibes” and “lunch vibes” that include rice bowls with Jamaican and Creole flair, as well as a divine turkey club.

“Poor Things” is a neat crossing of genres from Yorgos Lanthimos based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel borrowing from Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.”

Frank is the creation of Frank McClelland, who ran the chichi white-tablecloth L’Espalier in Back Bay when Assembly Row was still dingy and dangerous. Now he’s at home in its tony alleyways of conspicuous consumption with a menu of playful nouvelle spins with a focus on seaside New England fruits.

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include wild repertory picks such as “Victims of Sin” and “Messiah of Evil,” Roald Dahl adaptations and the start of Christmas fare such as the Bill Murray comedy “Scrooged.”

Harvard Square’s new Painted Burro is muy diferente than the chain’s stops elsewhere, and from the Border Cafe it replaces – a change diners will likely appreciate as soon as a margarita is served and the free chips and salsa arrive.

Emerald Fennell of “Promising Young Woman” ups her ambitions with “Saltburn” and again will have art house audiences eager to see what she does next.

Scott gets to deliver a biopic epic centered on the historically notorious icon known as much for his hubris and self-esteem complex as for his military gamesmanship.

On these cold fall days, the Sea Hag’s a cozy pop-in with casual, down-home comfort from scones to salads that really knows how to use an egg.

The Souper Roll-Up Cafe is a cozy nook just doors down from Cambridge’s King Open School with a menu that offers a lot, especially for the cold days ahead.

The reason anyone should head to the revamped Rosebud is the Chana Kati roll with its spiced chickpeas, Bombay chutney and pickled veggie slaw.