Caution over the coronavirus has shrunk the year’s Honk! festival of activist street bands again, this time by keeping all of the music confined to a single Saturday rather than a full weekend.

These reviews of what’s on the big screen and streaming include doings at The Brattle Theatre, including the “Fictions of Werner Herzog” and “African-American Neo-Noir” programs and takes on “My Name Is Pauli Murray,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “The Starling” and much more.

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.

After the Honk! festival of activist street bands went online-only during last year’s pandemic, this year’s celebration in October will look different yet again from what people have enjoyed since its launch in Somerville in 2006.

Opened in haute Davis Square more than 20 years ago by Lydia and Steve Liakos, the Out of the Blue Restaurant offers simple, quality seafood done with a Sicilian accent in a cozy, nonpretentious atmosphere.

The Somerville Theatre is trading in two screens for the Crystal Ballroom, a 500-person capacity performance hall that will return live music to Davis Square for the first time since the amps went silent at Johnny D’s back in 2016.

With most area cinemas open, here’s news about Apple Cinemas and the Somerville Theatre, as well as what to watch during this Pride Month and a look at two new flicks: The somewhat true “Edge of the World” and a “Conjuring” horror sequel with a love story you may not believe.

It was unclear how long it would take to clear Massachusetts Avenue’s westbound traffic from vehicles tending to a three-alarm fire in North Cambridge.

Sugidama is a hidden gem among Davis Square’s Asian eateries that stands out for its specialty in soba – the classic Japanese buckwheat noodle, made fresh and in-house.

New Year’s is bound to be an indoors affair while a pandemic is till raging outside, but there are ways to make the night festive and unique.