2020 · Simulation · PC / Steam / Microsoft Store
Microsoft Flight Simulator rebuilt the genre from the ground up with a planet-scale world powered by satellite imagery and real-time weather, creating the most visually stunning and technically ambitious simulation ever made on PC.
1992 · Hayao Miyazaki · 94 min · Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Porco Rosso is Miyazaki's most personal and idiosyncratic film, a laid-back love letter to aviation, Italy, and the stubborn dignity of refusing to change.
2004 · Martin Scorsese · 170 min · Drama / Biography
The Aviator is a gorgeous, sprawling portrait of ambition and obsession that gives Leonardo DiCaprio the role that announced his arrival as a serious dramatic actor. Scorsese's recreation of Hollywood's golden age and early aviation history is visually stunning, and DiCaprio's portrayal of Howard Hughes's descent into mental illness is brave and unflinching. The 170-minute runtime stretches some sequences past their natural endpoint, and the supporting characters can't always compete with the spectacle at the center. But as a study of what extraordinary talent costs the person who carries it, the film achieves something truly moving.
2024 · Simulation · PC / Steam / Microsoft Store
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 adds a career mode and improved performance to the planet-scale foundation, but a disastrous launch, server dependency issues, and the loss of third-party compatibility left the flight sim community divided on whether this sequel was needed at all.