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Jesse Eisenberg's Fortysomething Creative Renaissance

The writer-director-star of 'A Real Pain' on writing against type, directing awkward scenes and his next project
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Is ‘Red One’ the Worst Movie of the Year? Plus: ‘A Real Pain’ With Jesse Eisenberg!

Sean and Joanna get into the Rock’s baffling film career before Eisenberg joins to talk about his new movie!
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A Real Pain is a 2024 comedy drama film, written, directed, and produced by Jesse Eisenberg. It stars Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes. Emma Stone and Dave McCary serve as producers under their Fruit Tree banner.

It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2024, and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 1, 2024.

Plot​

American Jewish cousins David and Benji embark on a trip to Poland to visit the childhood home of their late grandmother, and to connect with their heritage. David, a reserved and pragmatic father and husband, contrasts sharply with Benji, a free-spirited and eccentric drifter. Their personalities clash as Benji criticizes David for losing his former passion and spontaneity, while David struggles with Benji’s unfiltered outbursts and lack of direction in life.






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Watched the movie last night.

Quite good.

It's an easy watch at just under 90 minutes, but doesn't feel rushed or abbreviated.

If you're a fan of Eisenberg and / or Culkin's work respectively, you'll dig their performances here.

I think what resonated the most from the movie is that we can all pretty much relate to people in our lives (family, friends, etc) who we cannot fully connect with. Not from lack of want or effort, but because barriers are in place. Walls are up. The person's actions or behavior make it unbelievably frustrating. All the while the surface level bullshit you see them put on with others / strangers is puzzling. Like they're putting on an act. In those rare instances you get the real person, it's some honest shit. But the majority of the time you're just hitting one roadblock after another.



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Filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg breaks down ‘A Real Pain’ | The Treatment

Actor and filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg celebrates the ease of working with co-star Keiran Culkin in his new film “A Real Pain.”
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim






It took me about 30 minutes to get into this story that takes place 183 years before The Lord Of the Rings. When i finally felt an attachment to the characters i started to enjoy the anime film more. The story was familiar with warring factions,family and relentless villains. There are nice touches of LOTR lore throughout the movie. There was definitely enough action to keep me interested but there were some imperfections here and there. Nice voice work from the cast including Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand: The hot-tempered king of Rohan who attempts to protect his people. · Gaia Wise as Héra: The tomboy-ish daughter, Lorraine Ashbourne as Olwyn · Shaun Dooley as Freca · and
Luke Pasqualino as Wulf: The ruthless leader of the Dunlendings

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Zendaya Engaged to Tom Holland

Zendaya and Tom Holland are taking the next step in their relationship ... because they're engaged!!!
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Zendaya Sparks Engagement Speculation on Golden Globes Red Carpet

Zendaya's Golden Globes appearance has fans excited ... 'cause not only is her fashion flawless, but she's also sporting a ring on THAT finger.
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2024

5/10

I watched this last night on the road on Netflix.

The premise is nothing new and has been done a zillion times since the 1980s. What makes this different is it deals with a robot.

Also what makes this film different is it kicks right into the story within the first 5 minutes. Normally in a 90 minute film, the first hour is character introduction/development and story development which drags it down. That is done through out the film which makes it interesting and keeps you focused.

The film touches on automation/AI and its effects on the labor market. This is the first film dealing with robots I have seen go into that subject.

Without spoiling it, the last 30 minutes takes the film into a different direction. It’s predictable, but the film should have went more apocalyptic at this point, but for whatever reason didn’t.

They did leave it off for a sequel.

For the Thirsty, Megan Fox is looking like a “Kim Kardashian” clone. Without the surgeries/enhancements. No nudity of her but we do see her in her robot underwear and sexy black/panty combo.

For the Gay Agenda Trackers, full view of a WM rear end is shown.


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The Filmcast

In The Filmcast, hardcore geeks David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Jeff Cannata debate, pontificate, and delve into the latest films, TV shows, and other entertainment-related items from the past week. Weekly guests include everyday bloggers, webmaster luminaries, film directo...
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Anthony Hopkins' $6M California home burnt to the ground in LA fire

Anthony Hopkins has lost his home in the devastating California wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles. He now joins a growing list of Hollywood elites who have lost their homes.
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Home where Matthew Perry died is engulfed in LA wildfire

Matthew Perry's former Pacific Palisades home - where he tragically died in 2023 - is under immediate threat amid the devastating wildfire ravaging the celeb-loved Los Angeles enclave.
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Schitt's Creek star Eugene Levy's $3.9M home destroyed in LA wildfire

Eugene Levy's has joined the ranks of those devastated by the massive wildfires raging across the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Werewolves







PRAISE : This flick ended up on so many worst of 2024 lists i had to see for myself if it was as bas as people are saying it is. Yes its bad but the flick does provide a few good things. The supermoon is turning most of the world’s population into mutant werewolves if they look at it directly for even a second. So the movie focuses on a small band of scientists ,a family going through some trauma and a couple of neighbors. I actually thought the way the movie worked around its small budget was smart by writing in a couple of lines and people actually listening to the warnings sent out by Dr. Aranda (Lou Diamond Phillips) . Always fun to watch Frank Grillo in action flicks like this,as he does his best to protect his family and make the werewolves a memory. There are some good and bloody kills.

PROBLEMS: At first the SFX were ok but got cheaper as the flick goes on.The editing and cut away scenes are terrible. The movie can't decide if the werewolves are just mindless, blood thirsty creatures, or if they can hold on to humanity for a few minutes and work out some strategies when it's convenient for them to do so. There are ultra cheesy one liners and laughable scenes in which I asked how did the Werewolf do that? So many story paths are ultra predictable especially the closing one.A few people make it far to easy for the werewolves to make a meal of them.

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A Real Pain




PRAISE: As soon as the characters David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) meet up at the airport i could tell there was turmoil brewing between the two.The story of two cousins traveling to a place where unspeakable pain was inflicted on humankind does a slow reveal of the aforementioned turmoil, which contains envy and and sorrow,which are part of the movies title. Eisenberg and Culkin display all the right amounts of raw emotion as they go on their journey with James (Will Sharpe) that also includes four other travelers played by Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egiywan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes. Each speak of their own pain and regret and at times there's an uneasiness that leaps off the screen especially when the characters are charmed into awkward moments. Blended in are moments of humor,and losing touch with who you once were either out of being more responsible or being bogged down by depression. Some can brush off pain or just deal with it inwardly and some must display whether through tears or angry outbursts and I think writer and Director Jesse Eisenberg does an excellent job of bringing the aforementioned laced with some tough subject matter to the screen. In the end Eisenberg left me with wondering if the characters will make peace with their pain.

PROBLEMS: NONE

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Helico-pterFunk

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A Real Pain




PRAISE: As soon as the characters David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) meet up at the airport i could tell there was turmoil brewing between the two.The story of two cousins traveling to a place where unspeakable pain was inflicted on humankind does a slow reveal of the aforementioned turmoil, which contains envy and and sorrow,which are part of the movies title. Eisenberg and Culkin display all the right amounts of raw emotion as they go on their journey with James (Will Sharpe) that also includes four other travelers played by Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egiywan, Liza Sadovy, and Daniel Oreskes. Each speak of their own pain and regret and at times there's an uneasiness that leaps off the screen especially when the characters are charmed into awkward moments. Blended in are moments of humor,and losing touch with who you once were either out of being more responsible or being bogged down by depression. Some can brush off pain or just deal with it inwardly and some must display whether through tears or angry outbursts and I think writer and Director Jesse Eisenberg does an excellent job of bringing the aforementioned laced with some tough subject matter to the screen. In the end Eisenberg left me with wondering if the characters will make peace with their pain.

PROBLEMS: NONE

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Glad you really liked it too, JBlaze. Well crafted story in just over 1 hour, 20 minutes. Culkin and Eisenberg play those particular character types well in general, and the fellow tour group members were believable too.
 

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