Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) is an alcoholic. How do I know? Because throughout the duration of Robert Zemeckis‘ new film Flight there is hardly a scene that goes by where he doesn’t have a drink ...

Flight (2012) is an American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by John Gatins. It revolves around William “Whip” Whitaker Sr., a commercial airline pilot who struggles with alcoholism ...

The portrayal of alcohol use in film as been a complex one through the years. At the birth of cinema it conveyed sophistication (cocktails and champaigne at the high society to-dos) and also begat the ...