Loving low-fares carrier Southwest in spite of little inconveniences
Southwest Airlines isn’t everybody’s go-to. The carrier’s open seating policy, known as the “cattle call” experience, can be a b... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: inflight films
Press Release: Global Eagle proud to offer Oscar®-winning content
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., a leading provider of media, content, connectivity and data analytics to markets across air, sea and land, ... Continue Reading
Fifth freedom flight proves inexpensive way to try Royal Jordanian 787
In addition to a cluster of Airbus narrowbodies and Embraer regional jets, Royal Jordanian Airlines operates a small longhaul fleet of seven... Continue Reading
Fifth time’s the charm in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Although many scoffed at first at Lucasfilm’s decision to recruit edgier, indie-minded filmmakers like Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star War... Continue Reading
Football is fantastically female in Let the Girls Play
If you’re looking for an escape from the sad, soul-crushing reality of our deeply troubled times, first-time writer-director Julien Hallard’... Continue Reading
Tears, laughter, and breast pumps abound in Tully
Even before she took home a Best Actress Oscar for her performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003’s Monster, Charlize Theron had be... Continue Reading
The Leisure Seeker takes plot and pot holes in stride
Like most memorable real-life road trips, my favorite road trip movies are those that take time to capture the inevitable friction that deve... Continue Reading
Money walks, talks, and kills in Have a Nice Day
Although you’d never know it from the film’s wry, deadpan screenplay or grungy, gorgeously rendered hand-drawn animation, Chines... Continue Reading
All you need is love in Love, Simon
No matter where you stand politically, it has been a rough couple of weeks to be an American. And if you’re feeling as bruised and bat... Continue Reading
A Wrinkle in Time needs a good pressing
From a historical perspective, Ava DuVernay’s hotly anticipated adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s YA classic A Wrinkle in Time i... Continue Reading
Timely pregnancy drama Invisible offers no easy answers
With Ireland voting overwhelmingly to repeal its near-total ban on abortions last month and women’s reproductive rights being slowly c... Continue Reading
Everyone’s a winner at this Game Night
Hollywood multi-hyphenate John Francis Daley might not be the first name that springs to mind when people talk about the breakout stars from... Continue Reading
The Greatest Showman is all sizzle and no steak
The movie The Greatest Showman might have gone over like a lead balloon with most critics and been almost completely shut out at the Oscars ... Continue Reading
Meditation Park is a feast for the soul
Meditation Park is a very quiet film, but like its long-suffering protagonist, Maria (played by legendary Chinese actress Pei-Pei Cheng), th... Continue Reading
Podcast 057: Airline content trends and new lav concepts revealed
Welcome to episode 057 of the #PaxEx Podcast. Our guest is Maryann Simson, who has been active in the #PaxEx media world for nearly a decade... Continue Reading
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