Movies

Batman has always been mysterious to me, perhaps even as mysterious as he is to the residents of Gotham.

The Television Academy recently changed the title of my favorite watching category from Miniseries to Outstanding Limited Series.  The key word is “limited.” Too many series shows don’t know when to stop. “Happy Days” jumped the shark in season five but continued for seven more, all downhill.

The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Mass., continues its movie screenings with “Good Will Hunting” on Friday, April 8, at 7 p.m., “His Girl Friday” on Friday, April 22, at 7 p.m., “Legally Blonde” on Friday, May 6, at 7 p.m., and “Raising Arizona” on Saturday, May 14, at 7 p.m.

The Boondocks Film Society is back after a six-month hiatus with a screening on Saturday, March 19, of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s cult classic, “Diva.”

Why are we drawn to post-apocalypse stories? One theory is that shows of social chaos and survival prepare us better for the fearful time we live in and that fans of such stories are better able to cope with anxiety.

So turn off the news, cut down on your meds and watch these two very different and exceptional shows.

Perhaps you saw Wes Anderson’s wonderful new film, “The French Dispatch,” on the big screen at The Moviehouse in Millerton, N.Y., or another theater and perhaps you were confused by it.

“Landscapers”

Susan and Chris Edwards were a devoted couple who lived a quiet life in London and later in France. In 2013 they were ordered home by British police and arrested for killing Susan’s parents 15 years earlier and burying them in their backyard garden.

Of course there is a full schedule of first-run films and special events at The Moviehouse in Millerton, N.Y. But there are also screenings planned for the winter months at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in downtown Great Barrington, Mass.