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’
Though he has no interest in direction, Kieran Culkin says that if he ever did, he'd want to emulate how Jesse Eisenberg ...
“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 ...
‘I Was Trying to Close the Loop’: Jesse Eisenberg on ‘A Real Pain’
The actor, writer and director talks about why his road-trip buddy movie is extremely personal, the genius that is Kieran ...
Jesse Eisenberg Recalls Emma Stone “Assaulting Me With Insults” During ‘Zombieland’ Audition
One of Jesse Eisenberg‘s most memorable leading ladies gave him a run for his money before even landing the role. After 15 ...
REVIEW: Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ is a gentle punch to the gut
You’d expect the film to feel heavier than it does but Eisenberg’s well-calibrated script keeps “A Real Pain” from ever ...
‘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 ...
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Jesse Eisenberg learned to embrace chaos of Kieran Culkin
Jesse Eisenberg did not know Kieran Culkin was about to drop out of his movie. It was just a few weeks before shooting was about to begin on “A Real Pain,” and Eisenberg and much of the crew were ...
Heartbreaking and funny, 'A Real Pain' is one of the best movies of the year
Kieran Culkin is great in "A Real Pain," written and directed by co-star Jesse Eisenberg. The film, about two cousins in Poland, is excellent.
Culkin, Eisenberg’s journey in ‘A Real Pain’ earning Oscar buzz
Two cousins, once close as youngsters, are given a trip to trace their roots back in Poland. For both, because they are opposites in every way, it becomes “A Real Pain.” ...
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Movie Review: A mercurial Kieran Culkin shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s deft, accomplished ‘A Real Pain’
It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film. What could possibly have gone wrong?
‘Succession’ star Kieran Culkin charms in the fine cringe comedy ‘A Real Pain’
When Kieran Culkin is at his best — the way he was as the twitchy, dagger-tongued princeling Roman Roy on “Succession” — he projects a beguiling mixture of sarcasm and abandon. He’s like a kamikaze ...