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Is ‘Red One’ the Worst Movie of the Year? Plus: ‘A Real Pain’ With Jesse Eisenberg!

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Sean is joined by Joanna Robinson to assess why the hell Red One is so awful (1:00) and try to make sense of the Rock’s baffling movie career. Then, they discuss A Real Pain, Jesse Eisenberg’s new movie about a pair of cousins who go to Poland for a Holocaust tour (25:00). They then each share their top five two-handers in movie history (1:00:00). Finally, Sean is joined by Eisenberg to discuss the film, his evolution as not just an actor but a director, casting and working with Kieran Culkin, and more (1:19:00).

Host: Sean Fennessey
Guests: Joanna Robinson and Jesse Eisenberg
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
Video Producer: Jack Sanders