Our Flick of the Week is ”Backdraft,” which is a better film about fire than firemen. The fire sequences are easily the best ever, but the storyline about quarreling Chicago firemen brothers battling ...

With the release of ”Backdraft” on video, another film is available on a subject that has fascinated and frightened people throughout history: fire. Despite the drama associated with fire, only a few ...

He’s no Siskel or Ebert, but Ken McCammon gives Backdraft two enthusiastic thumbs up. So do Dan Garaguso, Richard Guthrie and Donna Mussler. “It’s about time they did something like that for ...