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Kieran Culkin's spontaneity fuels Jesse Eisenberg's new film 'A Real Pain'

BRUCE R. MILLER Sioux City Journal
Oct 31, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 Updated Apr 18, 2025
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The best way to play a free-spirited man who gets under his cousin’s skin is not to prepare at all, says Kieran Culkin.

A REAL PAIN — Kieran Culkin, left, is likely to win supporting actor honors for "A Real Pain."
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A real pain — While on a trip to Poland, cousins Benji (Kieran Culkin, left) and David (Jesse Eisenberg) try to find common ground in "A Real Pain."
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