A PLACE TO CALL HOME on Acorn TV. This suspenseful melodrama is among the most popular series on Acorn TV. Set in 1950s Australia, the series chronicles the tumultuous lives of the wealthy Bligh family after World War II. It offers the juicy essentials expected from a soap — secrets, betrayal, romance — but also poignantly addresses social issues from that era. The sixth and final season picks up with a homecoming that leads to a tense family reunion. The first two episodes are available to stream, and subsequent shows will debut on Mondays.

MY WINNIPEG (2008) on iTunes, Amazon and Mubi. Part documentary, part fantasy and part autobiography, this black-and-white film by Guy Maddin weaves archival footage of his hometown with re-enactments of his childhood memories. It’s a testament to the director’s idiosyncratic artistic vision, and a peculiar ode to the Canadian city, which Mr. Maddin has lived in his entire life, despite his dream of one day leaving. In a video review for The Times, A. O. Scott said, “The movie is wonderful even if you don’t know that much about Winnipeg or frankly don’t care that much about the capital of the province of Manitoba, because this is really about Maddin’s own personality: his own artistic temperament, his family life, his musings on this city that made him who he is.”