Back to the Future (1985)

"One of the best of the 1980s comedies. A career highlight for Michael J. Fox."

Bambi (1942)

"There are two ways to look at Bambi/i>: as a museum piece or as entertainment. Focus on the latter and the film unravels."

Barfly (1987)

"Captures Bukowski well."

Batman: The Animated Series - Tales of the Dark Knight (2002)

"For too many years, superhero cartoon series were campy shadows of the books that spawned them, but Batman: The Animated Series helped change that."

Battle of Algiers (1966)

"A thrilling movie with the unusual message that sometimes terrorism works."

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

"The film is invaluable as a piece of history, but it hasn't stood the test of time."

Before Night Falls (2000)

"The cinematography is beautiful and clearly shows the director’s artistic bent, but the storytelling is often disjointed. . . . Ultimately, Before Night Falls is more successful as a Javier Bardem showcase than a movie."

Belle de Jour (1967)

"Absolutely superb."

Bend It Like Beckham (2003)

"Take the plot of Billy Elliot, toss in the ethnic spice of Monsoon Wedding and you have a pretty good idea where Bend It Like Beckham is headed."

The Best Two Years (2004)

"The value of The Best Two Years is its wholesome, sometimes humorous view, of missionary life."

Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

"Whorendous."

Big Fat Liar (2002)

"Even adults will appreciate the comedy, and making a film that gets the whole family chuckling is tougher than it sounds."

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

"Good goofy fun. This film was made for Keanu Reeves."

The Black Dahlia (2006)

"The story is all over the place, leaving viewers with a complicated and disjointed picture that touches on interesting points without fleshing any of them out."

Blade 2 (2002)

"A good movie with good extras. Go for it."

Blind Chance (1981)

"Interesting if you're a fan who wants to study the film, but it's disappointing for general viewers."

Blood Diamond (2006)

"Whether or not viewers heed the moral of Zwick's film, they should be wowed by his adventure story."

Bloody Sunday (2002)

"An amazing feat of movie making, “Bloody Sunday” leaves you stunned."

Blue Crush (2002)

"Move over Gidget. Universal has rolled out a new breed of surf picture that just may reinvent the genre."

Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

"Dreadful screen adaptation of the terrific Tom Wolfe novel. Stands as one of Tom Hanks' worst screen performances."

Born Free (1966)

"Although the movie is a family favorite, the DVD treatment is rather shoddy."

The Bourne Identity (2002)

"I suspect I’ll watch this movie over and over. It’s simply a blast."

Bowling for Columbine (2002)

"Columbine is a remarkable piece of work. It’s a meditation on a serious subject presented in a manner so lighthearted that it might actually convince people to listen."

Boy Meets Boy - Complete Season 1 (2003)

"The show is fun, if you can get over the underlying betrayal. But it's a rental, not one for buying because you only need to see it once."

Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

"It's awfully hard to take the material seriously, even though the plotting seems to demand it."