Flight (2012; USA; DeLuxe; 138m) ∗∗∗½ d. Robert Zemeckis; w. John Gatins; ph. Don Burgess; m. Alan Silvestri. Cast: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, Nadine Velazquez, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo, James Badge Dale, Tamara Tunie, Brian Geraghty, Garcelle Beauvais, Michael Beasley, Rhoda Griffis, E. Roger Mitchell, Dylan Kussman. An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling. Intense study of a man’s denial of his alcohol and substance abuse and self-destructive tendencies. The film often glosses over the more extreme struggles of the addicted, but Washington is superb as the hero pilot with a secret to hide. [15]