After spending over a decade in the controversial mocap-zone, Zemeckis triumphantly returned to the world of live action in a way that no one could've predicted. On the surface, a film starring Denzel Washington exploring one man's struggles with addiction and his eventual triumph, seems like the perfect awards season contender jockeying for a barrow full of Oscar gold;  what audiences and critics got instead was an absolutely stunning, brutally realistic, and atypical character study of a complicated addict who saves lives only because of his substance abuse and lifestyle. For any person who struggles with addiction of any kind, at times, FLIGHT can feel like a horror film - unafraid to address the truth, solipsism, and chaos inherent in an addict's personality, but refusing to damn them or paint a black-and-white picture. Zemeckis even pulls off yet another jaw-dropping crash sequence (and with a much smaller budget this time), before diving headlong into the endless loop of covering for yourself, and for others, as the tension of guilt tightens more and more around your actions and intent. Peppered with masterfully small moments such as how someone smokes their cigarette, how someone's body language changes when trust seems a possibility, and how our worlds can be altered forever in an instant when someone accidentally leaves an adjoining hotel door unlocked; FLIGHT can be a harrowing experience, one of the more naked, blackly comic portrayals of struggling against your brain chemistry, and fighting with every fiber of your being to reclaim what truly matters, or just not get caught.