These looks at what’s on the big screen in the coming week include reviews for “Drive My Car” and “Flee,” an animated doc joined by another boundary-pushing animated film, “Cryptozoo” at The Brattle, by the more traditional “Mitchells vs. the Machines” and more cinema from “Atlantis” to Taiwan.

Pandemic conditions make for a bad moment to reopen ManRay in Central Square but an ideal time to read “We Are But Your Children: An Oral History of the Nightclub ManRay,” assembled out of conversations with 120 regulars at the legendary nightclub.

People first brought exotic mute swans to North America in the 1870s to decorate country estates, city parks and zoos, and those we see in Massachusetts today are probably descended from birds that escaped from New York – now considered an invasive species by many and huntable in most states.

With these subfreezing temps upon us, hot meals matter. One place to get your internal warmth in yummy fashion is ChoCho’s, the Korean eatery with its boiling crocks of soondubu tofu soup into which you drop a raw egg and let cook – like your own Sterno stove to warm your hands over.

The Painted Burro, an upscale Mexican restaurant in Somerville’s Davis Square, is adding its fourth location in a place familiar to fans of the cuisine: the former home of the Border Cafe in Harvard Square.

These looks at what’s on the big screen and streaming in the coming week include reviews for “Scream,” “The Whaler Boy” and “Shattered,” as well as the gems coming to The Brattle and Somerville Theatre, from some of the best of 2021 to the new “Days,” “About Endlessness,” “In the Earth” and “Censor.”

Where have all the eastern cottontail rabbits gone in the past several weeks? Why do rabbits have such large ears? Why won’t you won’t see references to “rabbits” in works before the 18th century? There’s a lot to know about our urban rabbits and their relatives.

After six decades, Pedro Almodóvar is finally ready to confront the trauma of his country’s former fascism head-on. The pleasingly soapy result will be poignant even for viewers unfamiliar with the history that provides the backdrop for the personal stories.

If you have a child who loves movies and aspires to be a film critic, join Cambridge Day film editor Tom Meek this weekend for an online Junior Film Critic’s Workshop as part of the Belmont World Film Festival.

The Deconstructed Grilled Cheese & Tomato on the brunch menu at Source is a flat, lightly breaded mozzarella patty, fried and served in a tangy, slightly spicy tomato purée – and it’s quite brilliant.