Project Restore Us, launched last year by restaurateurs Tracy Chang of Pagu and Irene Li of Mâe Asian Eatery, has expanded by partnering with the Asian American Resource Workshop and Vietnamese American Initiative for Development.

David Lowery’s cinematic adaptation of the late 14th century Middle English chivalric romance is a hypnotic wonderment and one of the best films – if not the best – of the year so far.

Spyce’s “infinite kitchen” looks like something from Disney World’s Tomorrowland, a series of silos with prepped and precooked foods such as rice, quinoa, beets, corn and cucumber slices.

Gen Zers’ fervor for ’80s and ’90s fashion helps determine what makes it onto the racks of secondhand clothing shops in Cambridge and Somerville, but not as a result of the latest issues of Teen Vogue or posts from fashion websites. It’s the video app TikTok driving much of the style.

These reviews of what’s in theaters and streaming include Brattle rewinds of “Dick Johnson is Dead,” “Black Bear” and “The Sound of Metal” as well as stuff new to screen, even if it’s “Old” (by M. Night Shymalan).

By the new year Harvard Square will be home to Boiling Crab, a seafood chain with 20 locations nationwide – but Hot Chix could be serving hot and spicy fried chicken as soon as this month in Inman Square.

In the Mystic River and Mystic Lakes, you might spot a fairly large, gangly black bird with a long, kinky neck. Perhaps just its head and neck can be seen bobbing along in the water while it searches for fish. This is the double-crested cormorant.

“Snake Eyes” prioritizes atmosphere and a general “vibe” over trusting the action set pieces that should provide its thrills. The end result hardly justifies the film’s existence, aside from allowing some actors a moment to shine.

The confluence of highs and lows and Val Kilmer’s keen wit make for a deeply intimate retrospective, culled from the actor’s own home video.

Somerville and Cambridge celebrate the return of live music with an all-local Saturday music festival cutely titled Nice, A Fest. “It’s just like, ‘Nice, we’re having a festival,’ or ‘Nice, we get to do this again,’” organizer Alex Prickett said.