The idea for “C’mon, C’mon” started with a mythic image that writer-director Mike Mills couldn’t shake. In his mind, he saw an archetypal picture of a man and a child, holding hands, walking through a ...

At the beginning of Mike Mills' gorgeous new movie “C’mon C’mon” — part scripted drama, part documentary as the film’s actors interview real subjects — Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) asks a teenage girl how ...

Joaquin Phoenix hasn’t been this warm and relatable on screen since "Her." After winning his first Oscar for the vivid, violent portrait he etched in "Joker," Joaquin Phoenix shows his tender side in ...

Who said acting was supposed to be pleasant? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Joaquin Phoenix was once a child actor, and now the ...

“There are no right or wrong answers.” So says Johnny, a patient, constantly curious radio journalist portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in a gratifyingly mellow, unmannered turn in “C’mon C’mon.” As the ...

I went to Mike Mill's bungalow in L.A.'s Echo Park neighborhood to ask him about what I think is the most public radio movie ever. Long before I reached his house, I had my headphones on, my ...

Joaquin Phoenix was deeply skeptical director Mike Mills would ever find a child actor talented enough to anchor his film “C’mon C’mon.” The tender-hearted story of a radio journalist named Johnny who ...

If you’ve had the opportunity to meet Mike Mills, it’s pretty obvious he’s the sort of filmmaker who naturally makes his sets a joyful experience for everyone involved. His latest endeavor, “C’mon ...

Years before #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein, and Brett Kavanaugh, long before the phrase “toxic masculinity” morphed into a viral catch-all for unseemly male behavior, filmmaker Mike Mills had been quietly ...

Gregory Lawrence (aka Greg Smith) is a writer, director, performer, songwriter, and comedian. He's an associate editor for Collider and has written for Shudder, CBS, Paste Magazine, Guff, Smosh, Obsev ...

Joaquin Phoenix was deeply skeptical director Mike Mills would ever find a child actor talented enough to anchor his film “C’mon C’mon.” The tender-hearted story of a radio journalist named Johnny who ...