The Art of Self-Defense, Riley Stearns' dark satire film with Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots, ends with a shocking twist.

The Art of Self Defense, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, and Imogen Poots, is now streaming on Hulu. This is not a comedy for the faint of heart. Skip to main content ...

The Art of Self-Defense at its root is a story about the dangers of a violent mindset, primarily those typically associated with men. In today’s world, there’s a lot to say about that, ...

Via wp-image-402046163 “I’m afraid of other men. I want to be what intimidates me,” Jesse Eisenberg’s character says to his new karate sensei in The Art Of Self-Defense, a handy ...

In writer/director Riley Stearns’ “The Art of Self-Defense,” a beta male gets in touch with his alpha by way of a strip mall karate school. It’s a curious and intoxicating new experience ...

Art of Self-Defense star Alessandro Nivola on stepping into the dojo with Jesse Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg on avoiding the 'typical nervous male protagonist' for The Art of Self-Defense By clicking ...

“The Art of Self-Defense,” director/writer Riley Stearns’ deeply black and disturbing comedy opening Friday about one man’s bout with self-improvement, manages to do something few films ...

Watch a clip from the movie "The Art of Self-Defense," written and directed by Riley Stearns. Photo: Bleecker Street The tapping starts one night when he gets mugged, just like that—or so it ...

The Art of Self-Defense 2019, R, 104 min. Directed by Riley Stearns. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada, Phillip Andre Botello. REVIEWED By Matthew Monagle ...

By now it should be clear that we underestimate Jesse Eisenberg at our own peril. His characters are often walking demonstrations of this principle: Think of the Harvard elites who scorned his ...

Dark, sinister, and disarmingly hilarious, “The Art of Self-Defense” tells the story of how someone like Casey learns to stand up for himself by signing up for karate classes.