‘The plane movie I’ll watch anytime’: why Up in the Air is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers’ most pleasurable comfort films is a journey through US airports with George Clooney Airports have always been my happy place. From shiny citadels jutting out of the desert to shoddier European hubs located 120 miles outside the city they’re designated to serve; I love them all. With so many stories to be told, all those connections and people colliding, it’s a first-class seat to life itself. Which should go some way to explaining why I hold such a deep ad...

By Joe Ellison