in which riz ahmed struggles to save his kids from alien invaders. and silent night — a very unhappy christmas. the christmas films are here already. they are. let's start with c'mon c'mon. ok, so this is directed by mike mills — he made 20th century women. story isjoaquin phoenix and gaby hoffmann are brother and sister. they have been estranged since the death of their mother. she is called away to deal with her partner's mental health problem. she has a young son, jesse, who's intelligent, but very demanding. talks all the time, loves to role—play, which is something he's got down pat with his mum, something which his uncle is not yet used to. here's a clip. so should i call you, like, poppa or dad orjustjohnny? you can call me whatever feels comfortable to you. i don't know, it'sjust — i'm not used to being able to choose. maybe we can just take this process slowly and see how it feels. - mm—hmm, yeah.