These looks at what’s on the big screen and streaming include “King Richard,” the story of the father behind tennis’ the Williams sisters; a holiday treat from Netflix called “A Boy Called Christmas,” a period piece of “The Electric Life of Louis Wain” and the documentary “Killing the Shepherd.”

Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci” unfurls like an epic crime saga – think “The Godfather” (1972) by way of the hit streaming series “Succession.” It’s got devious parlor games, backroom corporate jockeying, bloody agendas and plenty of unintentional camp, which is both good and bad. 

These looks at what’s on the big screen and streaming include The Brattle’s “Noir-vember” series and beyond and new releases including the wild “Titane,” “Luzzu,” “Apex,” “Zeros and Ones,” “Bruised” and a documentary about our own Julia Child.

In his directorial debut, ”Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda adapts a musical written by “Rent” scribe Jonathan Larson, “tick, tick … Boom!,” chronicling Larson’s own life on the cusp of his 30th birthday. The film is clearly in awe of Larson, not always to its benefit.

These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include plenty at The Brattle, including the bizarre 1981 “Possession” that you can’t find streaming, as well as new releases such as “Only the Animals,” “Red Notice” on Netflix and the documentary “Mayor Pete.”

Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical take on growing up during the Protestant-Catholic conflict of the late ’60s and ’70s is an arty yet intimate affair. It gets lost some in wistfulness and when trying on bigger thematic constructs that never fully come together.

These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include premieres and programs at The Brattle, filmmaker and star Q&As from The DocYard and Boston Jewish Film Festival and new releases “Outlier,” “Finch,” “Spencer” and “Prisoners of the Ghostland.”

The Marvel Universe expands in a way it hasn’t since 2014’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” with a group of more consciously diverse heroes thrown into a lazy borrowing of classic mythos.

These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include plenty of folk horror offerings at The Brattle, including the little-seen “Clearcut,” the 1931 “Dracula” at the Somerville Theatre with live music and a surprisingly so-so “Antlers.” But there’s also plenty more to see on local screens.

Viewers unfamiliar with the novel may find the movie inscrutable, but “Passing” will improve with repeat viewings and could become a classic.