The Unenthusiastic Critic's 2020 Christmas-Adjacent Movie Marathon continues, as Michael and Nakea watch the perfect film for 2020's holiday season: Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian nativity story CHILDREN OF MEN (2006), starring Clive Owen, Julian Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clare-Hope Ashitey, and Michael Caine. Premiering on Christmas Day 2006, CHILDREN OF MEN was a box-office flop, failing even to make back its budget. With every subsequent year, however, Cuarón's dark fable has only seemed more and more prescient, and its critical reputation has solidified its place as one of the truly essential films of the 21st century. Now, with its images of refugee crises, immigrants in cages, and a global pandemic that leaves schoolyards eerily silent, Cuarón's masterpiece is really a little too on-the nose. But it remains a thrilling action movie, a stunning technical achievement, and a clear-eyed message of tentative hope. Program 0:00: Prologue: from A Charlie Brown Christmas 0:34: Cultural Osmosis: Pre-Viewing Discussion 8:50: Interlude: Original Trailer 11:05: The Verdict: Post-Viewing Discussion 54:12: Outro and Next Week's Movie 56:19: Outtake For links, show notes, additional episodes, and other information, please go to www.unaffiliatedcritic.com.