Evan is reading "The Joy Luck Club" to Marvin after he fell and hurt his back. Lucille Soong (Grandma Huang) played Popo in the 1993 movie based on the book.
A suggestion is made that it would be great if Denzel made a Christmas movie. Denzel Washington did make a Christmas movie in 1996 called "The Preacher's Wife," also starring Whitney Houston and Courtney B. Vance.