The Brattle brings Humphrey back for the holidays with the noir “Maltese Falcon” and classic “Casablanca,” and then it’s time to get to know the strange world of “Greener Grass” (that is, the suburbs) and even stranger worldview of David Lynch via “Blue Velvet.”

“Blade Runner” was released in 1982 but set in November 2019 – so it’s the perfect time to revisit an imagining of the future that still can awe. Harvard law students screen their films at The Brattle, and we get a director Q&A for abortion flashpoint “Leona’s Sister Gerri.”

Don’t let the “Boston Jewish Film Festival” and “Boston International Kids Film Festival” fool you – these are Cambridge affairs, and so is the “Make My Day: Cinematic Imagination of the Reagan Era” series continuing at The Brattle and Harvard Film Archive.

The Harvard Film Archive brings in director Alex Ross Perry to introduce “Her Smell” – Elizabeth Moss’ take on a Courtney Love character – and the weird future of the Reagan years, as portrayed in film, takes over screens all month at the HFA and Brattle.

This week, the cinemas and museums of Cambridge and Somerville bring “Voices of the Rainforest” and “The Elephant Queen” documentaries, as well as screenings from the Asian America Film Festival and Boston Palestine Film Festival – and much more.