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“The Florida Project” (R) – Before Sean Baker scored big at this year’s Academy Awards with “Anora,” he wrote and directed this tragic coming-of-age drama taking place in a budget motel in Kissimmee, Florida, near Disney World. The film logs the treks of a 6-year-old girl named Moonee, who spends most of her days getting into shenanigans with her fellow kids who live in the motel. While her young and lost mother, Halley (Bria Vinaite), grasps at straws to find any way of income after losing her job as a stripper, Moonee is left unsupervised around the motel, causing its manager Bobby (Willem Dafoe) to step in and save them from disaster. This one’s not an easy watch but has an exhilarating ending that will stay with you well after the credits roll. Out now. (Max)
Jacob Elordi stars in “The Narrow Road to the Deep North.” (MovieStillsDB photo)
“The Narrow Road to the Deep North” (TV-MA) – Based on the novel of the same name by Richard Flanagan, this Australian war-drama miniseries is led by the talented Jacob Elordi (“Saltburn”). Starring as the young version of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian doctor and prisoner of war, Elordi lost all the weight that made him into a convincing high school football player in “Euphoria” to become a bone-thin soldier who gets captured in the Pacific during World War II. Ciaran Hinds (“Game of Thrones”) plays the older version of Dorrigo, and Hinds’ scenes recount his war experiences while Elordi acts them out for us. All five episodes are out now! (Amazon Prime Video)
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“Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy” (TV-PG) – Italian-American actor Stanley Tucci (“Conclave,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Spotlight”) wanted to go back to his roots for his travel and food show, and this included heading overseas to Italy to explore each region that the beautiful country has to offer. Beginning in Naples and the Amalfi Coast, the first season highlighted some of the food and culture we’ve come to love from popular cities like Rome, Milan and Tuscany. But as the second season takes off, less-popular regions like Puglia, Liguria and Umbria take the stage, and the culture that gets discovered there might delightfully surprise you. While this lifestyle show only lasted for two seasons, both of which are available to watch now, Tucci filmed more episodes of a similar show that will eventually come out, called “Tucci: The Heart of Italy.” (Netflix)
“The Worst Person in the World (R) – This Norwegian romantic-drama film led by Renate Reinsve (“A Different Man”) landed her an award for Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival in 2021 – an amazing feat for what would be considered her breakout role. The film follows Julie (Reinsve), a young woman in her late 20s as she tries to find her footing in the world. At a loss for what to do in her professional life, Julie bounces from medicine to psychology to photography, never landing on one for good. This is a theme that is mirrored in her romantic life as well; Julie jumps from relationship to relationship, hoping to find the one man who doesn’t make her feel uncertain. But only through more experience and more time in life will Julie truly find the answers that she’s looking for. Out now. (Hulu)
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