There are plane movies—the sort that you might want to watch when you're stuck in the middle seat of a long flight—and then there are plane movies that are actually about planes. Given how a lot of ...

A curious trend (with an even more curious name) has emerged in which travelers opt out of any in-flight entertainment whatsoever, instead staring at the seatback in front of them for the entirety of ...

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What's streaming on Netflix this October weekend? My movie watchlist includes this 2025 action-comedy, a Sebastian Stan ...