Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
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JOHN FRANCIS FOX
4 out of 5 stars
COMPARISON OF KIERAN CULKIN TO INDIAN ACTORS WHO WERE SNUBBED
January 30, 2025
I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHY KIERAN CULKIN HAS WON ACCOLADES & AWARDS FOR HIS DEVASTATING PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, I WISH THAT THE OSCAR VOTERS HAD FOUND A WAY TO RECOGNIZE TWO ACTORS WHO GAVE EQUALLY DEVASTATING PERFORMANCES: AZEES NEDUMANGAD & ANAND SAMI- BOTH FOR "ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT." THE DESPERATION THAT THOSE TWO ACTORS CONVEYED WAS DONE IN A MUCH QUIETER WAY THAN MR. CULKIN DID, WHICH MAY BE WHY THE OSCAR VOTERS THINK OF NOMINATING THEM. I'M JUST GLAD THAT THE EDITORS OF "SIGHT & SOUND" WERE WISE ENOUGH TO PICK IT AS THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR. I HAVEN'T ALWAYS AGREED WITH THE EDITORS OF THAT MAGAZIN E- ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE ALTERNATED BETWEEN PICKING "VERTIGO" & "JEANNE DIELMANN" AS THE BEST FILM OF ALL TIME. (I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT EVERYONE REALIZED THAT "THE WIZARD OF OZ" WAS THE GREATEST FILM OF ALL TIME). BUT THEY DEFINITELY TURNED OUT TO BE A LOT WISER THAN THE ALL-MALE NDIAN FILM BOARD, WHICH REFUSED TO SUBMIT IT FOR OSCAR CONSIDERATION.
JOHN FRANCIS FOX
4 out of 5 stars
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON "A REAL PAIN"
December 24, 2024
I HAVE A FEW MORE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO MAKE TO ADD ONTO WHAT I WROTE ON THE OTHER ("CLOSED CAPTIONS") SITE FOR "A REAL PAIN." AS MUCH AS I LIKED SEEING HOW DAVID & BENJ'S NEED FOR EACH OTHER CEMENTED THEIR RELATIONSHIP, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN SOME EXPLORATION OF HOW THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THOUGHT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP, & ALSO WHETHER THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH DAVID & BENJI (OR LACK OF ONE) HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM CREATING SUCH A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP. PERHAPS MR. EISENBERG WILL EXPLORE THAT PART OF DAVID & BENJI'S LIVES IN A FUTURE FILM- WHICH I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO SEE!