19
Nov
Mike Mill’s latest feature, C’mon C’mon, is a beautiful piece about the human condition amidst a time of much-needed connection. It’s a film that delivers one emotional gut-punch after the other with a usual touching script by Mills and a dynamic trio of performances by Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, and newcomer Woody Norman. There are few writers like Mike Wills in this day and age. The way he captures lost or damaged humans and their need for empathy is impeccable. 20th Century Women (2016) is his most recognizable work, but what he did in Beginners (2010) was astonishing, as he…