Up in the Air 🛫

Today's movie is streaming on Prime Video and Netflix

Happy Thursday ☀️

Today’s recommendation is for Up in the Air, Jason Reitman’s Oscar-nominated dramedy that features one of George Clooney’s best performances and catapulted Anna Kendrick into stardom. It’s streaming on both Prime Video and Netflix.

Here’s what it’s about: Ryan (Clooney) travels from city to city helping companies downsize (aka mass layoffs). He spends most of his life in airports and hotels. However, when he meets Alex (Vera Farmiga), a fellow frequent flyer, and a new colleague Natalie (Kendrick), he begins to think there’s more to life than work. [Trailer]

Why you should watch it: Some directors have a single message they want to communicate and perfectly craft a screenplay to explore it. That’s what Up in the Air feels like. Clooney’s Ryan doesn’t have a midlife crisis at a certain age like most people — he has one when he’s approaching ten million frequent flyer miles. That “accomplishment” has him facing his own loneliness and even mortality. Reitman’s screenplay h…