If Mickey 17 is about idiots rights, A Real Pain is about losers rights. Felt so seen by Kieran Culkin's sensitive bozo Benji. Thinking about how heart and connection can be easily ridiculed, devalued, and pathologized.
Jesse Eisenberg's writing is incredibly delightful. Many quiet poignant moments highlighting how care can be offered and rejected. Grief is enormous, and I appreciated the small moments offered to hold it.
There's lots to be said about how holocaust movies are used as propaganda,…
