Porter Square is looking suddenly like a bubble tea hot spot. After years with the only options being inside Lesley University’s building or as part of a sit-down meal, a former kids art studio has been cleared out to make room for what could be the area’s third storefront boba tea seller.

These reviews of what’s in theaters and streaming include doings at The Brattle Theatre (including the return of The DocYard film series) and Somerville Theatre, as well as reviews of new films “Malignant,” “Small Engine Repair” and a new take on the “Candyman” horror films.

This wasp paralyzes its prey and feeds it to her offspring. But don’t worry. Its sting will not immobilize you.

The latest look at men at war with themselves and the rest of the world from Paul Schrader features Oscar Isaac as a poker player who learned his trade during a 10-year stretch in prison – and now finds the stakes of his freedom getting higher.

The team behind Highland Fried, the Inman Square purveyor of barbecue, fried chicken and tiki drinks, said Wednesday that it was “pressing the pause button” with an eye on the Covid-19 delta variant and closing to figure out its next move.

Labor Day has passed, but there’s still an end-of-summer vibe in the air that can be savored with the spicy lobster salad at Hooked Fish Shop; grilling with meatless burgers from Whole Foods; and discovering the fine wines of Bonde in Harvard Square.

Emerging from the subway, someone said the towers had been hit by airplanes, but it looked like the fires were dying down. “Well, they’ll go out and maybe I’ll be going back to work tomorrow,” Marlene Lundberg remembers thinking. Then the flames started spreading.

These reviews of what’s in theaters and streaming include Brattle Theatre fare such as the area premiere of Nigeria’s “Eyimofe”; seven Covid lockdown shorts grouped as “The Year of the Everlasting Storm”; Juliette Binoche in “Who You Think I Am”; a 9/11-themed “Worth”; and more.

A fascinating fact about painted turtles: The temperature of their eggs determine the sex of a baby. Warmer egg temperatures produce females, which is why scientists fear that climate change bringing higher temperatures of just 2 degrees might lead to population collapse or even extinction

Refreshingly playful and fluid action sequences, a relatable leading man and the best villain Marvel has produced makes the latest entry into the MCU one of its best in years.