About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'UP IN THE AIR' and its portrayal of corporate downsizing during the Great Recession.
A year into the Great Recession, one film was brave enough to ask, "But what about the corporate consultants?" We discuss Jason Reitman's onetime critical darling UP IN THE AIR (2009), a film that invites us to have sympathy for the downsizers. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus
People in this episode
Hosts: Luke Savage, Will Sloan
Topics covered
- Great Recession
- corporate consultants
- film analysis
- sympathy for downsizers
- cultural critique
Keywords
- Great Recession
- UP IN THE AIR
- Jason Reitman
- downsizing
- corporate consultants
- film critique
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: UP IN THE AIR
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