A determined bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 children from a deadly wildfire in California.

The picture combines the excitement of an old-school disaster spectacle with a fly-on-the-wall portrait of institutions struggling to function in the face of a calamity. The effect is singular: We enjoy the thrill ride immensely, but it’s the realism that sticks with us. Movies end, but the fires are here to stay. - New York Magazine