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The Next Best Picture Podcast

"A Real Pain"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

For this week's third podcast review, I am joined by Cody Dericks & Lauren LaMagna to review and discuss the newest film from Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg, "A Real Pain," starring Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe and Jennifer Gray. With his second feature film, Eisenberg's latest work has garnered positive reactions and critical acclaim, propelling him back into the awards season conversation alongside Culkin, following his Emmy win for the HBO award-winning series "Succession." What did we think of Eisenberg's direction, writing, and the performances from him and Culkin? Tune in as we discuss these elements, its themes, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of a real pain. Your call has been forwarded to an automated voice messaging system. Boner. Is not available. Hey, Benji, I just got to the airport. I really hope you left the ready. Dude it! Oh! God, you made it! What's up, Cus? I got some good shit from Wemeyland. Wait, you're not like taking weed into Poland, are you? Benji?

0:20.8

They don't give shit about that stuff.

0:21.9

I think they pretty much do give a shit about that.

0:23.2

Oh, yeah,? Oh yeah.

0:21.1

They don't give shit about that stuff. I think they pretty much do give a shit about that. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. We get high in back seats. We're cousins. We used to be joined at the hip. Our grandma was from here, so Dave, arranged for us to join this geriatric Polish tour with you fine people. That's the way we get back.

0:38.6

I really needed this man.

0:39.6

I know that it's tough for you to leave your boy. I don't really have anything going on. I know it's been the tough few months for you. I also want to say that I know you're not the most comfortable person with people. I'm not? No. Doesn't look real? Well, they're twice the size of you in metal, so... You sure you don't want to come up here?

0:55.0

I'm good.

0:56.0

Can you take my picture?

0:57.0

That's what I'm talking about. Marsha! Thank you, David. But it's amazing that you're here, putting yourself out there so boldly for me. Thank you, man. Let's go smoke a joint. Word of warning. This will be a tour about Penn.

1:09.0

Our grandmother and Benji were super close.

1:11.0

I mean, she was the coolest.

1:12.0

I've just been in a real funk, I guess. This will be a tour about pain. Our grandmother and Benji were super close.

1:11.3

I mean, she was the coolest.

1:12.7

I've just been in a real funk, I guess, since she died.

1:16.2

Just haven't.

1:17.1

All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for A Real Pain, and the story is as follows.

1:23.1

Two cousins traveled to Poland after their grandmother's death to see where they came from and end up

1:28.9

joining a Holocaust tour. The film is starring Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Will Sharp,

1:34.6

and Jennifer Gray. It is written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, and here to join me today

1:39.3

for this podcast review. I have Lauren LaBagna. Hello. And Cody Derricks. Hello. So,

1:47.8

A Real Pain had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it got

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