1991 | R | 2h 17min I saw “Backdraft” when it came out in 1991. Loved it. Saw it three times. It felt very cutting-edge, especially all the eerie shots of rolling fire, which, unbeknownst to everyone at the time, director Ron Howard created by playing fire footage in reverse. Billy Baldwin was a big star, Jennifer Jason Leigh was still riding a popularity wave as America’s sweetheart from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” Kurt Russell was in top form, Ron Howard was starting to surf a big wave as a director, and Robert De Niro had not yet quite become a caricature of himself. In 2021, I’m amazed at how dated it feels, considering that there’s nothing more perennial and ubiquitous than firemen. The things that tend to date movies more than anything are soundtracks. In 1991, the soundtrack for “Backdraft” felt perfect; now it feels overly dramatic and cheesy. Soundtracks, …