This short film can be watched here: A Film about a Pudding (2021)

I know it was the intent of this short film, but I couldn't help thinking about how this is pretty much how life formed on Earth. A bunch of random things happened and then mixed and created the primordial ooze and then...dinosaurs (a few billion years later).

I was also reminded of The Blob, but a more delicious version--but apparently just as deadly.

And finally, minimalistic animation…

I feel blessed. Not just because I just watched this absolutely phenomenal film, but because I was able to go in blind. I knew almost nothing about the film other than it was receiving rave reviews. If you are considering watching this and you do NOT know any of the major plot points--leave now. Go away and avoid all other reviews on Letterboxd or anywhere else. Those review will still be there after you watch the film. You can catch…

The title of this film has a triple meaning. Benji, who six months prior to the trip to Poland had attempted suicide, is feeling deep emotional pain, a real pain. The tour that Benji and David are on is a walk back in time to the Holocaust in Poland; the memories and the personal connections are a real pain. And Benji, himself, is a real pain (in the ass) at times.

A Real Pain is part travel log, part character…