Jesse Eisenberg's amiable skittishness has become his calling card. He's the nervous, jittery, quick-talking Everyman reluctantly drafted into the war on the undead in "Zombieland" who could also channel his dorky appeal to portray Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network,

But this is no Eisenberg vehicle: The director selflessly hands every scene to his co-star, Kieran Culkin (“Succession”), as the bouncy, boyish Benji. He’s one of those guys who warms to everyone and vice-versa. When we first meet Benji, at the ...

Writer-director Jesse Eisenberg's “A Real Pain” strikes an almost impossible balance. It’s part comedy, part tragedy. It’s part road-trip saga, part odd couple-buddy flick, and part Holocaust film. Somehow,

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin make a great team of polar opposites in a powerful look at family ties and historical legacies.