If the obvious worst thing about this year was the coronavirus, the best thing is just as apparent: Our response to the pandemic as a city and as individuals.

Relegated largely to the small screen, many of our favorite films looked inside as well, from the psychology of “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” to the forced interiority of “Sound of Metal,” or just shrank the American dream, from “Nomadland” to “First Cow.”

This coronavirus edition of movies to shelter takes the watcher from Uzbekistan to 1980s Sri Lanka and the Britain of West Indies immigrants in the 1960s and 1970s – but also into action with Gerard Butler and Anthony Mackie and through Mass MoCA, the museum success story of North Adams.

In a city of villages that can feel very distinct from each other, BioMed Realty made a choice in Kendall Square that offers a sense of connection: selecting Cedric Douglas and Julia Roth, artists also known as Vise and Julz, to paint a vent shaft in its Canal District Kendall.

The relationship between a food establishment and a neighborhood can be complex. This weekend you can taste it in three places through Jason Bond’s special croissant from squid ink, a unique sake-flavored sesame paste and some salmon.

When most folks think about smoked salmon it’s of lox atop a bagel. You haven’t fully appreciated the oily, rich goodness of the fish until you try Whole Foods’ “hothouse salmon” or Urban Hearth’s 8-ounce smoked fillets.

This coronavirus edition of movies to shelter with includes a slew of new cinema, from a retro thriller with the marvelous Rachel Brosnahan to proof George Clooney’s kept his eyes on the stars. There’s an inspiring “Crip Camp” doc, an intriguing horror flick called “His House” and much more.

This notebook about dining options during Covid-19: Recently opened La Saison Bakery serves up some of the best baked goods in a town with a bounty of good bakeries. Start with the croissants, light and airy yet buttery – if you can get them.

Steven Soderbergh gets Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest and Candice Bergen aboard the Queen Mary 2 luxury liner en route to London in an improvisational rollick that still might leave you wondering if the trip was worth the ticket.

The Cambridge Historical Society invites people to say goodbye to “this colossally awful year” and welcome the new one with a free, safe and cathartic event Saturday at its headquarters.