Also: The Earth showing off its best, a race-based tragedy, and a crowded melodrama.
We’ve got two special days coming up. Thursday is Earth Day and Disney again allies with National Geographic for two notable series. I write about one today; the second, next week.
Wednesday is Canadian National Film Day and many outlets (now streaming only) are giving you free access to key films. At least three, including VIFF Connect, are showing an early Christopher Plummer film,
The Silent Partner, in which he played a villain. Another is showing his Oscar-winning performance in
Beginners.
Heater (1999) and Ellie Epp’s “avant-garde landmark”