WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards sits down with actors Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg on new movie, “A Real Pain.”

A Real Pain' is a wonderfully funny and heartfelt film about reconnecting with your family, heritage, and identity.

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,

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,

Culkin said in a recent interview at SCAD Savannah Film Festival that he had no interest in directing, but if he were, he'd want to emulate Eisenberg's style.

Yes, the usual clash of personalities follows, but “A Real Pain” is anything but farcical or formulaic. Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg – and inspired by his own family history – it’s a small-scale charmer that nicely blends prickly humor,

Jesse Eisenberg and his co-star, Keiran Culkin, play two high-contrast cousins mourning the loss of their grandmother.