It’s rare that a musical has both a smart book and a smart score, and “Real Women Have Curves” has both, as well as a committed and talented Latina cast.

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” new “Wonka” but also oddities of the season from the “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” to a return of “Rare Exports,” a quite bloody import, and winter wonders such as “Die Hard.”

Ripple Café has “breakfast vibes” and “lunch vibes” that include rice bowls with Jamaican and Creole flair, as well as a divine turkey club.

A delightfully different take on a cozy cookie can be found at Elmendorf Baking Supplies & Cafe in East Cambridge, a gourmet pantry with a cookie jar.

“Poor Things” is a neat crossing of genres from Yorgos Lanthimos based on Alasdair Gray’s 1992 novel borrowing from Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.”

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include Roald Dahl classics “Matilda” and “The Witches”; a Santa tale with a difference in “Rare Exports” and Yorgos Lanthimos look back with “The Favourite”; the Hitchcockian “Eileen”; and area premiere of the documentary “Orlando, My Political Biography.”

Frank is the creation of Frank McClelland, who ran the chichi white-tablecloth L’Espalier in Back Bay when Assembly Row was still dingy and dangerous. Now he’s at home in its tony alleyways of conspicuous consumption with a menu of playful nouvelle spins with a focus on seaside New England fruits.

There’s a faultless marriage of grilled bread and cheese in a simple, classic sandwich at Roxy’s in Cambridgeport near Cambridge’s Central Square.

These looks at what’s on screen in the coming week include wild repertory picks such as “Victims of Sin” and “Messiah of Evil,” Roald Dahl adaptations and the start of Christmas fare such as the Bill Murray comedy “Scrooged.”

Harvard Square’s new Painted Burro is muy diferente than the chain’s stops elsewhere, and from the Border Cafe it replaces – a change diners will likely appreciate as soon as a margarita is served and the free chips and salsa arrive.