Baadasssss! (2004)

"Disappoints in being so decorous, but it's still a good yarn; though Mario has always been too stolid as an actor, he surrounds himself here with some reliably good turns."

Babette's Feast (1987)

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The Bad Seed (1956)

"It is less a movie about dementia than a movie which itself seems demented, though it is anyone's guess whether or not this effect is intended."

Bamboozled (2000)

"Spike Lee has made one of the few films in the year 2000 that is actually about something, and for that he deserves great credit."

Basic Instinct (1992)

"If it weren't so grotesque and repugnant, the consistent misogyny of Joe Eszterhas' movie scripts would almost be laughable."

Batman Begins (2005)

"The best thing about the film is also its most nagging liability, which is its absolute commitment to the addled past and continued unwellness of Bruce Wayne."

Beau Travail (1999)

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Beautiful Thing (1996)

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Before the Rain (1994)

"Unfortunately not the masterpiece I hoped for, but still a thought-provoking trio of intertwined stories set in the war-torn Balkans."

Beloved (1998)

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Beware of a Holy Whore (1971)

"Beware of a Holy Whore is the film you would make if you spent the previous ten years on a steady diet of Godard and Warhol, with occasional afternoons cleared for Antonioni and every night reserved for hard drinking."

Billy Budd (1962)

"Director Ustinov indulges his own performance, but otherwise, it's a great yarn well told."

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)

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The Black Dahlia (2006)

"The climax retains its inchoate power, throwing you off balance.... From the glittering heap of a failed film rises the zesty aftertaste of something unexpectedly special."

Black Rain (1989)

"A stunning, humane, but difficult film about the human aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing."

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

"So masterly is its structure and so rich its details."

Blood and Wine (1996)

"Bob Rafelson sends this movie out like a hissing flare from the island of the nearly-forgotten, and if justice had prevailed, moviegoers would have answered the call."

Body of Evidence (1993)

"Be thankful that its star, a singer, dancer, mother, and woman of the world, has plenty of day jobs to go back to."

The Book of Life (1998)

"Anything touched by PJ Harvey is bound to be worth the trouble; even better, Hartley has made one of his better, least grating films."

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

"A forceful and admirably heartfelt performance by Tom Cruise galvanizes this picture, which should be more powerful than it is considering the darkness and fullness of the emotions at its center."

Bound (1996)

"A masterful neo-noir, with bright and shiny colors and contrasts, deliciously camp acting, and a killer plot."

The Boxer (1997)

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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

"Woozy, flamboyant, and unforgettable, Coppola makes grand mistakes but scores far grander successes."

Breach (2007)

"Breach builds toward a few crucial moments where we get inside the mind of a turncoat long enough to sense his arrogance as well as his acrid despair."

The Bride With White Hair (1993)

"A demented, wildly colorful, extravagantly conceived martial-arts adventure-cum-mystical fable."