PREVIEW: C’mon C’mon (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Joaquin Phoenix (Joker), Gaby Hoffmann (Sleepless in Seattle), Woody Norman (The Small Hand), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Molly Webster (film debut), Jaboukie Young-White (Rough Night)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mike Mills (Beginners), director, writer; Chelsea Barnard (Booksmart), Andrea Longacre-White (20th Century Women) and Lila Yacoub (Eighth Grade), producers; Aaron Dessner (Big Sur) and Bryce Dessner (The Two Popes), composers; Robbie Ryan (The Favourite), cinematographer; Jennifer Vecchiarello (Kajillionaire), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Johnny (Phoenix), a radio journalist, is left to take care of his precocious young nephew Jesse (Norman), and the two of them form a strong bond on a cross-country road trip together…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Joaquin Phoenix’s first post-Oscar starring role is in a low-key and sweet-natured road movie from filmmaker Mike Mills, best known for directing the late Christopher Plummer to his only Oscar win for Beginners.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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