by Mattie Lucas
Cinema from a Decidedly Queer Perspective
Flight Risk | 2025
As a child of the 90s, I have a certain soft spot for 90s-style action thrillers. These things were a dime-a-dozen back then, and while many haven't aged well, something about them often feels more tangible than the flat-looking high-gloss sludge we so often get today. They were heightened, sometimes silly, and less concerned with what passes for realism in a way that makes them feel more authentic. Mel Gibson's latest film, Flight Risk, feels like a throwback to a certain kind of 90s thriller - unfortunately, it's not the good kind.
When was the last time you sat in a movie theater and felt like you were watching something so new and exciting that you wanted to levitate out of the theater when it was over? For me, that moment was this past weekend at a screening of Ryan Coogler's extraordinary new film, Sinners.