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Kieran Culkin
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 3
- Movies in this archive
- 4
Rewatchables episodes featuring Kieran Culkin’s films
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What’s Aged the Best?
The Plaza; returning cast; Tim Curry; Talkboy trick; Kieran Culkin
In the discussion (8)
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- The Plaza’s elegance and association with New York wealth make the film an effective hotel advertisement. — Bill Simmons
- Duncan’s toy-store setting is praised, and nearly the entire returning cast preserves continuity rather than forcing a conspicuous replacement. — Kyle Brandt
- Parenthood makes the airport separation frightening in a new way, though vigilant parents should avoid the situation. — Bill Simmons
- Curry’s creepy manager and Grinch-to-smile transition are essential, with Clue and Legend as familiar comparisons. — Kyle Brandt
- Kevin’s slowed Talkboy reservation call is ingenious; the reservation clerk is reportedly Columbus’s wife. — Kyle Brandt
- Young Kieran Culkin is especially amusing after his adult performance as Roman in Succession. — Kyle Brandt
- Real pigeons rather than CGI and Williams’s score are affirmative choices, with Jurassic Park illustrating the composer’s range. — Bill Simmons
- Kevin’s extravagant desserts are amusingly excessive and may be deliberate revenge on his parents through the bill. — Bill Simmons
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- The one-scene Eugene candidate is considered for the award. — Bill Simmons
- B.D. Wong is praised for expressive reactions and for adding energy to his supporting role. — Bill Simmons
- Diane Keaton is ruled ineligible because she has too much screen time and is the second-biggest star. — Bill Simmons
- Kieran Culkin is admitted based on his few memorable moments and tender pre-wedding exchange with George. — Amanda Dobbins
- The final exchange gives the award to the child performer. — Amanda Dobbins
What’s Aged the Best?
Kieran Culkin, Kimberly Williams, San Marino, the basketball scene, the overwhelmed father, changing marriage norms, and the hot-dog arithmetic
In the discussion (12)
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- Kieran Culkin's small reactions are newly funny because the child performance anticipates his later Roman Roy mannerisms. — Bill Simmons
- The child performance plays the role simply and still nails the few kid-scene-stealing moments. — Bill Simmons
- Kimberly Williams is delightful and immediately believable as Steve Martin's daughter. — Bill Simmons
- Williams and Martin create father-daughter chemistry even in quiet basketball movement. — Amanda Dobbins
- The movie defined Williams so strongly as Annie that the panel had difficulty imagining an obvious next role for her. — Bill Simmons
- San Marino is praised as an unusually pleasant, beautiful Southern California setting. — Bill Simmons
- The basketball scene is unusually convincing for a movie father-daughter game. — Bill Simmons
- The montage shows enough continuous movement to suggest that Steve Martin made at least one trick shot himself. — Bill Simmons
- An overwhelmed father struggling to afford a wedding remains a durable comic plot. — Amanda Dobbins
- The wedding-planning escalation still feels accurate because small decisions rapidly add expense and complexity. — Amanda Dobbins
- The film is presented as marking the baby-boomer generation's move away from countercultural ideas of marriage. — Bill Simmons
- The hot-dog and bun mismatch remains relatable because mismatched package quantities still create needless arithmetic. — Amanda Dobbins
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- The field is one of the most stacked, honoring people who do a lot with a little. — Chris Ryan
- Kieran Culkin as Fuller, barely with a line ("go easy on the Pepsi"), John Candy as the Polka King and Devin Ratray as Buzz are nominated. — Chris Ryan
- Mitch Murphy, the inquisitive neighbor kid firing questions at the van, is a dark-horse nominee called possibly the first podcaster. — Chris Ryan
- Uncle Frank steals scenes, especially urging his wife to steal the crystal in first class.
- Marley is allowed as a nominee but is judged a solid role player rather than a heat check. — Sean Fennessey
- Officer Balzac, played by Larry Hankin, is mentioned; Buzz takes it, though Buzz is arguably the third most prominent character.
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Films in the archive
Father of the Bride
1991
Home Alone
1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010