Tomato 7/10
Baby Mama (2008)
"It's wry and satirical but just not as hip as I was hoping. Perhaps I expected too much from two of SNL's funniest comediennes."
Susan Granger
Splat 1/10
Babylon A.D. (2008)
"Undeniably awful."
Tomato 9/10
The Band's Visit (2007)
"Fresh, funny and engaging, it's a shame that a technicality disqualified it from Oscar contention."
Splat 3/10
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
"Toxic and tedious, it's 'Bangkok Boring.'"
Splat 5/10
Battle for Terra (2009)
"Despite its noble anti-war, enviornmental message, it's cliched and formulaic. Unless the kids are clamoring, wait for the dvd."
Bedtime Stories (2008)
"An imaginative idea that's never fully developed."
Tomato 5/10
BLAST! (2008)
"Intellectually fascinating but fails to engage on a deeper level. Best suited for TV's educational channels and media libraries."
The Blind Side (2009)
"Insightful, inspiring and football-themed - what could be timelier for Thanksgiving?"
Splat 6/10
Blindness (2008)
"A dreary apocalyptic allegory.."
Bloodline (2008)
"Taking up where "The Da Vinci Code" left off, this enthralling documentary inflames the imagination and pushes the envelope of controversy."
Body of Lies (2008)
"Bloated and far-fetched, it's filled with two-and-half-hours of meandering meaninglessness."
Bolt (2008)
"Like 'Homeward Bound' and 'Incredible Journey,' it teaches tiny tots that - with friendship and love - you don't need superpowers to be a hero."
Bottle Shock (2008)
"It's the most amusing wine aficionado film since 'Sideways.'"
The Box (2009)
"Never has Richard Matheson's visionary work been so badly served! This is foolish, maudlin, confusing, pretentious poppycock."
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
"Poignant and devastatingly sad - but over-the-top manipulative."
Tomato 8/10
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
"Evocative and intriguing, spiced by lush, radiant movie clips illustrating the Sherman brothers' glorious legacy of music."
Tomato 6/10
Brick Lane (2008)
"Poignant and subtle, it tackles cross-cultural conflict and racial intolerance."
Splat 4/10
Bride Wars (2009)
"The funniest Bridezilla moments are in the trailer; if you've seen that, you've seen the movie."
Brideshead Revisited (2008)
"Intelligently adapted and impeccably directed with superb performances, it's a pensive, melancholy evocation of the far-better mini-series that's now available on DVD."
Bright Star (2009)
"Elegant and incadescent, it revels in its innate intelligence."
Broken Embraces (2009)
"Stylish, satirical and intriguing, surreptitiously exploring themes of ambition, jealousy and betrayal - and Penelope Cruz dazzles."
The Brothers Bloom (2009)
"Here's the problem: Mark Ruffalo and Adrien Brody are not Paul Newman and Robert Redford. They'd like to be and the plot has undertones of 'The Sting.' But they aren't - and it isn't."
Bruno (2009)
"Whether it's outrageously offensive or offensively outrageous, it's laugh-out-loud funny."
Burn After Reading (2008)
"It's not the contrived plot that matters here, it's the execution - and the Coens are masters of broadly drawn characters and stylized visuals."
The Burning Plain (2009)
"Erotic and haunting, filled with fateful concepts and indelible imagery."
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