Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' with Kieran Culkan one of the year's best films
The road-trip dramedy about two cousins finding their Jewish roots in Poland seamlessly moves from mirth to melancholy and ...
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'A Real Pain' review: Jesse Eisenberg-Kieran Culkin movie is small-scale charmer
Yes, the usual clash of personalities follows, but “A Real Pain” is anything but farcical or formulaic. Written and directed ...
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Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin hit the road — in Poland — in bittersweet dramedy ‘A Real Pain’
David (Jesse Eisenberg) is running late. His trip to the airport has run afoul of numerous traffic-related snafus. His cousin ...
Jesse Eisenberg Recalls Emma Stone “Assaulting Me With Insults” During ‘Zombieland’ Audition
After starring together in 2009's 'Zombieland' and the 2019 sequel, Jesse Eisenberg raved about co-star Emma Stone.
‘A Real Pain’ is Jesse Eisenberg’s love letter to Poland
In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film, a pair of American Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland sneak back onto a train they ...
With ‘A Real Pain,’ Jesse Eisenberg May Have Inspired Kieran Culkin to Direct: ‘If I Did, I Would Want to Do it the Way He Did It’
Culkin said in a recent interview at SCAD Savannah Film Festival that he had no interest in directing, but if he were, he'd ...
“A Real Pain” Review: Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin Take an Unforgettable Trip
Jesse Eisenberg wrote and directed this gentle, comic heartbreaker about cousins who head to Poland and confront a horrific ...
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‘A Real Pain’ at IFF Boston: A Fertile Concept Fails to Come to Life
While "A Real Pain" has a strong concept and delivers some moving and funny moments, it is weighed down by the off-putting ...
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In 'A Real Pain,' disparate relatives bring their resentments and their humor as they tour Poland
Searchlight Pictures Share Jesse Eisenberg has made quite the career out of playing nimble-minded, passive-aggressive, socially awkward dweebs who are bearable because they’re usually vulnerable and ...
Review: A mercurial Kieran Culkin shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s deft, accomplished ‘A Real Pain’
Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg's “A Real Pain” strikes an almost impossible balance. It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s ...
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'A Real Pain' review: Kieran Culkin is gripping in bracing comic drama
Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed the comic drama, stars as David Kaplan, a New Yorker who is uptight and neurotic ...