C'mon C'mon

Johnny, a radio journalist, is interviewing children across the country about the future. When his sister's crisis leaves him looking after his nine-year-old nephew Jesse, the work trip becomes a journey the two of them take together. Mike Mills wrote and directed. Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny and Woody Norman plays Jesse. The film's most striking decision is in the interviews. The children on screen are not actors; their real answers to questions from Phoenix and Molly Webster were recorded for the film. The most honest passages have no script behind them. Shooting ran from November 2019 to January 2020 in Detroit, Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans. Robbie Ryan's black-and-white cinematography won him the Camerimage award. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 94 percent. Woody Norman took a string of breakthrough nominations including a BAFTA. The box office stayed small: 4.5 million dollars against an 8.3 million budget, though its per-theatre average in limited release was strong. Who it is for: viewers who like quiet, uneventful, emotional films. Who it is not for: anyone expecting dramatic conflict. There is no obstacle to overcome here, only two people getting used to each other.