Up in the Air

Director Jason Reitman's past two films have been sharp and affecting but mainly hilarious.....The sets of isolating airports and the cloudy/snowy Midwest also add to the movie's overall bleakness.....The result is Reitman's most somber and meaningful movie yet.....Up in the Air" is one of the best, and most devastatingly relevant, movies of the year.....He helps create absolutely engrossing dramatic scenes.... ... Full Review

Despite these drawbacks, Clooney's performance as a man who isn't interested in dull domesticity is flawless.....And Kendrick doesn't overplay Natalie's precocious ambition or insecurity....His rapport with Farmiga is sweet and sexy, allowing for no cutesy digressions -.... ... Full Review

Up in the Air isn't a bad movie by any means.... ... Full Review

Clooney will probably be nominated for best actor.....The motion-picture academy is Clooney crazy.....he's on screen at all time, looking and acting hip and sharp like classic Clooney.....scribe races, which boosts the odds of "Up in the Air" getting up into the best picture race..... ... Full Review

If Ryan's future seems bleak, there's something exhilarating about a movie made with such clear-eyed intelligence.....The interplay between the world-weary Ryan and the naive Natalie makes for delicious comedy....The entire cast is splendid.....Before the movie plunges into deeper waters, it seduces us with some of the most darkly hilarious moments to grace the screen in years.....There's also a wonderful performance by Vera Farmiga as Alex, a dynamo who clicks with Ryan.... ... Full Review

The expansion of the Oscar race guarantees Jason Reitman's Up in the Air will snag a best picture nomination. But that doesn't mean the director of Juno is thrilled about it. ... Full Article

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The film, a dramatic comedy, stars Oscar? winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and... ... Full Article

Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago. I told you I'd be hounding you guys with all sorts of teasers and clips for the upcoming splendor that is UP IN THE AIR, which our own Copernicus declared "the film to beat for... ... Full Article

Margaret and David , known the land over by just their first names, are something of a television institution. Since they started on SBS in 1986 they are synonymous with movie reviewing in Australia. ... Full Article