We decided not to wait for Christmas to enjoy one of our mutually given gifts — a weekend of pampering at Rockland’s Berry Manor Inn and fine dining at Primo and Café Miranda. We also picked up gifts for others (and ourselves) at Fiore Artisan Olive Oils & Vinegars. Merry Christmas!

The sea, a boy, a tiger. Director Ang Lee, a master painter of spiritual action and mesmerizing juggler of cinematic optics, knows exactly what to do with just those three components. Taken from Yann Martel’s book, with a screenplay by David Magee, “Pi” is about a boy’s journey toward God, that winds through multiple religions and a life-changing voyage.

The members of the Murder Club are bored. They are retired, rich white men with lots of money and few scruples.

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Family bonds unravel and a horrible secret tears sisters apart in Carla Buckley’s enthralling new drama, “Invisible.”