Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ is anything but

Dean’s A-List Interview: Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg on new movie ‘A Real Pain’
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with actors Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg on new movie, “A Real Pain.”
Eisenberg and Culkin perfect the comedy of discomfort in ‘A Real Pain’
A Holocaust tour of Poland forms the backdrop for a wise tale of mismatched cousins.
Jesse Eisenberg's 'A Real Pain' with Kieran Culkin one of the year's best films
Jesse Eisenberg's amiable skittishness has become his calling card. He's the nervous, jittery, quick-talking Everyman reluctantly drafted into the war on the undead in "Zombieland" who could also channel his dorky appeal to portray Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network,
'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 ... The director selflessly hands every scene to his co-star, Kieran Culkin (“Succession”), as the bouncy, boyish Benji. He’s one of those ...
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg are a perfect pair in ‘A Real Pain’
A Real Pain' is a wonderfully funny and heartfelt film about reconnecting with your family, heritage, and identity.
Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin Make a Radiantly Generous Duo in A Real Pain
Jesse Eisenberg writes, directs, and stars, opposite Kieran Culkin in a deliberately comic film about raw suffering.
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 part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film. Somehow,
'A Real Pain' review: Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin charm as odd-couple cousins
After their grandmother's death, two estranged cousins — the professional David (writer/director Jesse Eisenberg) and charismatic slacker Benji (Kieran Culkin) — reunite for a trip to her native Poland,
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 want to emulate Eisenberg's style.
Where to Watch 'A Real Pain': Is the Kieran Culkin Movie Streaming?
Following its successful debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January, "A Real Pain" is now playing, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg (who also happens to star in it). He appears alongside Emmy-winning "Succession" star Kieran Culkin who,
'Red One,' 'A Real Pain,' 'Albany Road' top list of new films this week
Here are the major films opening in theaters or on streaming this week. 'A Real Pain' Jesse Eisenberg directed, wrote and co-stars in this Sundance award-winning comedy-drama about a trip taken to Poland by two cousins.
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'A Real Pain' review: Kieran Culkin is gripping in bracing comic drama
Culkin, with his short-fused electricity, so embodies that unique mix of exciting, intoxicating and deeply vulnerable that ...
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Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin hit the road — in Poland — in bittersweet dramedy ‘A Real Pain’
So begins “A Real Pain,” the funny, bittersweet road trip dramedy written and directed by Eisenberg and based on his own ...
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In 'A Real Pain,' disparate relatives bring their resentments and their humor as they tour Poland
He’s smack dab in the middle of that comfort zone in “A Real Pain” as one David Kaplan, and no this is not the biopic of the popular Chicago sports media personality of the same name. In addition ...