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 The hectic, ominous vibration of giant power lines and shuddering transmission towers resonates like a Greek chorus throughout Paul Greengrass's intense new wildfire thriller, The Lost Bus. Throughout the film, Greengrass frequently cuts to the moving wires and metal structures, as well as the roaring flames of the 2018 Camp Fire, as it spreads across the mountains and cliffs of Northern California.  This helps us follow the spread of this real-life disaster and also conveys the insignificance and helplessness of the mortals fighting it. Based on true stories from the Camp Fire (which remains the deadliest wildfire in California history), The Lost Bus, which just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival before a brief theatrical release in September and its October 3 debut on Apple TV+, offers plenty of suspense and heroism. But it's all tempered by the certainty that these fires are inevitable, growing, and unstoppable. Director: Paul Greengrass Writers: Brad Ingelsby, Paul Gr...