What to Do This Weekend

Welcome. The first week after daylight saving time ends is always a bit disorienting, isn’t it? Days feel abbreviated, it’s always dinnertime again.

This weekend, the shorter days will start to feel more comfortable. Settle in. Try one of the new black-and-white films that our critics recommend: “Passing,” “an anguished story of identity and belonging” adapted by Rebecca Hall from Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel, or Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” a “cinematic memoir” of growing up in Northern Ireland. (“Passing” is on Netflix; “Belfast” is only in theaters.)

“Yellowjackets,” about a girls’ soccer team whose plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness en route to a tournament, premieres on Showtime on Sunday. I’ll definitely be tuning in for “a shivery synthesis of folk horror, survival story and then-and-now mystery.”

If you’re firming up holiday travel, I sincerely hope you don’t spend 275 minutes — or, really, any minutes — on hold with airline customer service this weekend. Better you consider Padma Lakshmi’s slow-roasted turkey recipe, or gather ingredients for some of our vegetarian side dishes. Eric Asimov will help you select wines for the feast.

Your list of lists.

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Are you looking forward to the holidays? Dreading them? Watching them approach with indifference? Tell us: [email protected]. 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 passing the time below. Enjoy the weekend.