Films about the environment can often be boringly pedantic. To prove their point these films tend to throw a lot of facts and figures that do a good job putting the viewer to sleep.

The films about the environment I’m recommending are beautifully filmed and breathtaking.  These films will open your eyes to the wonderful and different  lives that inhabit our planet. But these films will also open your eyes that these lives may soon become extinct, if we’re not careful.  That would not only be sad but extremely tragic.

Here are my seven recommendations. Take notice and be active:

Coming Soon, Can’t Wait

Jun 12: Netflix. Spike Lee’s Vietnam War film, Da 5 Bloods

Jul 03: Disney+. Original video recording of the Broadway production Hamilton

Aug 21: HBOMax. Chemical Hearts. Emotional coming-of-age story

News & Commentary

Reported by Adam B. Vary, VARIETY:

Anxiety over health and safety in public spaces still greatly outweighs the desire to leave home. Here are the results from a survey of roughly 1,000 people by analytics firm Performance Research in partnership with Full Circle Research Company. 

The question asked is, “If costs are roughly the same, would you prefer to see a first-run movie you’re excited about as a digital rental at home or in a movie theater—if both were available at the same time?”

The results:
70%—Most likely to watch at home
17%—Not sure
13%—More likely to watch in a theater

Commentary: Those results shocked me. For sure, as people become more comfortable  that theaters are absolutely safe, these percentages will change. But change is going to take time if theaters will require patrons to wear masks and sit at least six feet from their neighbor. Another question to ponder: if theaters will be admitting fewer patrons in order to maintain distance, will they increase their prices?