But First Take Off Your Shoes

Crying in H-Mart x Mars Attacks: set against an alien invasion, a biracial daughter and her estranged Vietnamese mother try to reconcile as cities crumble, green laser beams rain down, and old grudges reemerge, giving space to memory, culture and identity, even as their encounter with the matriarchal alien leader (whose relationship with her subordinates mirrors their own) may be key to saving the world.