A Real Pain (2024) directed by Jesse Eisenberg.
This is an "odd couple" "buddy film" following Jewish cousins, played by Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg, on a tour through Poland. Culkin's Benji is a bit unhinged, even though brutally honest and truthful, even to the point of discomfort for others in his presence. This is held in tension with Benji's "other side" which is a sentimental, even endearing, tenderness. Culkin won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, with good reason. I probably would have passed this by if Culkin hadn't won, but I'm glad I saw it.
Streaming on Hulu.
Streaming on Hulu.
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