A Hero and His Demons

A Hero and His Demons

By Vincent Abbatecola After having his previous three films consist of motion-capture animation, Zemeckis reverts back to live-action storytelling for the first time since he directed “Cast Away” back in 2000.  In his truly character-driven film, “Flight,” he dives into the depths of Whitaker’s inner turmoil caused by alcoholism, and places him under the strictest of microscopes. […]