Welcome. Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation of “Dune,” based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, is in theaters and on HBO Max this weekend. Will fans love it? Manohla Dargis calls it “a starry, sumptuous take on the novel’s first half.” Others have tried to translate the book for the screen before; here’s a guide to streaming the previous efforts, if you want to go deep.

It’s a big weekend for Timothée Chalamet enthusiasts: He’s in “Dune” as well as “The French Dispatch,” Wes Anderson’s new one, described by A.O. Scott as “a billet-doux to The New Yorker in its mid-20th-century glory years that is, at the same time, an ardent, almost orgiastic paean to the pleasures of print.” Melena Ryzik spoke with Frances McDormand, Adrien Brody and other players in Anderson’s repertory.

“Insecure”’s fifth and final season begins on HBO on Sunday, at 10 p.m. Eastern, followed by the premiere of the 11th season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Perhaps you should home-fry some oysters, Gabrielle Hamilton-style, and make a night of it.

You could voyage deep into The Book Review’s archives this weekend. Or listen to “Aack Cast,” “a frustrated millennial’s journey to understanding, though not necessarily forgiving, the working white women” of the Boomer generation via the “Cathy” comic strip. Read Tara Parker-Pope’s interview with Jane Goodall. And check out photos from the Toronto Raptors’ return home to Scotiabank Arena after 600 days away.

Your list of lists.

• What’s in Our Queue? ≫ A western starring Tim Blake Nelson.

• 5 Things to Do This Weekend ≫ Online and I.R.L.

• The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week ≫ Loro Piana x Hiroshi Fujiwara.

• 14 Easy Dessert Recipes That Don’t Require a Mixer ≫ Try Samantha Seneviratne’s chocolate peanut butter cups.

• Lana Del Rey’s Sisterly Solidarity, and 10 More New Songs ≫ From My Morning Jacket and Kazemde George, among others.

P.S.

• “I ask one blossom to please in the future renew these bonds between sky and my children, so they will always hold light in the minerals of their eyes.” I love this poem, “Wonder,” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge.

• Facebook Buy Nothing groups — where you might, for instance, ask for and receive a stranger’s used pickle brine — sound wild.

• And here’s Claire Saffitz making molasses spice cookies. (I’ve tried these cookies and they’re extremely good and seasonally perfect.)

Tell us.

The holidays approach. What are your plans? Will you gather with family and friends? Travel or stick close to home? How will this year be different from last year, if at all? Write to us: athome@nytimes.com. Be sure to include your full name and location and we might feature your response in a future newsletter. We’re At Home and Away. We’ll read every letter sent. As always, you’ll find more ideas for leading a full and cultured life this weekend below. I’ll see you next week.

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