Review: C’mon C’mon
Joaquin Phoenix stars as a middle-aged radio journalist/interviewer whose current project involves interviewing kids and asking them about what they see in their future. Phoenix is called upon to look after his precocious nephew (Woody Norman) when his exhausted mother (Gaby Hoffmann) has to take care of her mentally ill ex (Scoot McNairy), the boy’s father. The film mostly focusses on the uncle-nephew relationship, whilst Phoenix also struggles to fit in work commitments. Although I still haven’t quite forgiven him for “I’m Still Here” , I think Joaquin Phoenix is the best actor currently working and try to catch up with any film he’s in. This 2022 Mike Mills ( “Thumbsucker” , “Beginners” ) B&W film didn’t seem to get a lot of word spoken about it, and now that I’ve seen it I can attest to the reason: It’s utterly forgettable. It’s all pleasant and nice and well-acted across the board, but…it’s also basically nothing. It’s familiar, incredibly minor, and I have to say it’s a