Atlantic Flight was designed as a vehicle for Dick Merrill, a real-life pilot then very much in the news because of his record-breaking flights..


Is this worth your time? Honestly? Only if you have a weird itch to see what 1930s aviation enthusiasm looked like before everything became a CGI mess. If you enjoy vintage newsreels or are a fan of The Chief, you might find some charm here. Everyone else? You’ll probably hate it. It’s slow, the acting is... well, it’s...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is this worth your time? Honestly? Only if you have a weird itch to see what 1930s aviation enthusiasm looked like before everything became a CGI mess. If you enjoy vintage newsreels or are a fan of The Chief, you might find some charm here. Everyone else? You’ll probably hate it. It’s slow, the acting is... well, it’s definitely there, and the stakes feel as thin as the paper the script was printed on. Dick Merrill is clearly a pilot, not an actor. You can see him waiting for his cues in almos..."
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