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Sort by RATING      Sort by TITLE/YEAR      Sort by QUOTE      Sort by SOURCE       0.5/5      Baise Moi (2001)      "the bloody film rapes ... us raw, but the uninitiated may last through the 70 minutes before realizing it." [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com       A-      Ballad of a Soldier (1959)      "Had Ballad of a Soldier received wider play in 1960, more Americans would have realized that individual Russians are real human beings" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack (2000)      "a real treat" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (2005)      "will appeal primarily to literary and artistic mentalities" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C+      Bamboozled (2000)      "If Lee’s purpose relies on creating a confusing menagerie to promote thinking, he succeeds" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Barabbas (1961)      "Lacking the Circus Maximus spectacle of its famous predecessor, Barabbas compensates with nuanced acting from Anthony Quinn" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Baraka (1994)      "will appeal greatly to any children of the sixties ... who believe in the common unity of mankind and how we all seek the same universal source'" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Baran (2002)      "a wonderfully warm human drama that remains vividly in memory long after viewing" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      The Barbarian Invasions (2003)      "represents an artistic ideal of how we'd all like to end things" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Barefoot Gen (1983)      "gets inside the head with its brutal imagery" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Basquiat (1996)      "Wright is at his best when interacting with the numerous great actors who lend small parts and cameos to the independent film." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       D      Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)      "With the budgets decreasing, creative ideas waning, and costumes and makeup getting more worn-out, it’s a good thing that this is the final sequel." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      Battle of Algiers (1966)      "plays like a mesmerizing action thriller that derives from the best traditions of Hollywood. " [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C-      A Beautiful Mind (2001)      "Howard’s sappy movie covers some of the material, but is far more concerned with box office and Oscar glory." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Beautiful Thing (1996)      "just as it 'takes a village' to raise a child, the 'village' elevates this otherwise ordinary drama" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      Beauty and the Beast (1991)      "Many scenes can stand by themselves as paintings" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Bed & Board (1970)      "Pretty ordinary stuff, but charming the way Truffaut captures the vignettes" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Before Night Falls (2000)      "innovative film" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Before Stonewall (1984)      "Before Stonewall stands as a competent documentary, straight-forward without any great cinematic techniques that stand out" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C      Before the Rains (2008)      "contrived plot and shallow characters just don't hold up long term" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C-      Behind the Sun (2001)      "arthouse fans hunger for a lot more than tortilla chips for an appetizer." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B+      The Believer (2002)      "this polarizing film deserves a wider audience" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      Belle de Jour (1967)      "But beyond the artistry, this film stands as the most accessible of Buñuel's work." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       D      Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)      "I had forgotten how dreadful Beneath the Planet of the Apes was." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A-      Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)      "...as complete a picture as possible in less than two hours. And you don’t even have to smell the tear gas." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Best in Show (2000)      "a different breed of humans out there who had to be ripe for parody" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      The Best of Youth (2005)      "a touchstone of Italian cinema" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       D      The Bible...In the Beginning (1966)      "strictly formulaic Biblical work with an all-star cast that ranks as the most embarrassing directing work that John Huston ever undertook" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      The Bicycle Thief (1948)      "a simple heartfelt story of a man who only wants to provide for his wife and child" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      The Big Country (1958)      "As Charlton Heston explained ..., 'it’s connected with the American ethos – America was made for Westerns.'" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Big Eden (2001)      "Big Eden focuses on relationships and creates a feel good fable that you won’t find in ordinary Montana life." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Billy Elliot (2000)      "the kid turn(s) electric when he turns his frustrations into an eclectic mix of ballet, interpretive dance, and tap dance" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      The Birth of a Nation (1915)      "We must credit Griffith for expanding the concept of film, since previous Nickelodeon films were limited to one reel" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Black and White in Color (1976)      "biggest chuckles are often reserved for the blundering priests and merchants, as seen by the Ivory Coast natives" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Black Hawk Down (2001)      "Like one of the soldiers, we are plunked right into the middle of battle and it’s all we can do is to find a way out of the maze" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C-      Blackboards (2002)      "does paint some memorable images ..., but Makhmalbaf keeps her distance from the characters" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Blindsight (2008)      "memorable portrait of some truly courageous individuals and previously unrevealed insights to Tibetan culture" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Blood in the Face (1991)      "the filmmakers simply turn on their cameras cinéma vérité style and let their subjects crucify themselves with their stupidity and ridiculousness" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Blood of a Poet (1930)      "Although it may seem as pretentious as the Surrealists claimed back in the 1930's, this represents one of the most sincere efforts to capture the creative process on film" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      Blood Simple (1984)      "like watching a classic Hitchcock film with the Master of Suspense tripping on acid" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      Blood Simple: Director's Cut (2000)      "Shot on a low budget with relatively unknown actors, Blood Simple reigns as a supreme example of successful independent cinema." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B-      Bloody Sunday (2002)      "it's certainly worth riding the rough whirlwind digital camera for insights that U2 can only hint at." [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B+      The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2006)      "captures the street life of Manila's slums like no other film" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       3/5      Blue Car (2003)      "borrows heavily from her television soap experience but doesn't collapse totally into the banal" [movie review]      ToxicUniverse.com       C      Blue Hawaii (1961)      "amateurishly slung together and telegraphs all its moves well in advance" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       A      Blue Velvet (1986)      "lies within the Technicolor tradition of film-noir, where evil continually lurks beneath the surface" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      The Boat Is Full (1981)      "one of the more credible accounts of the Holocaust" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       B      Bob Dylan - The Other Side of the Mirror (2007)      "a 'must see' for music fans and a necessary addition to the DVD libraries of all Dylan fans" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C      Bobby (2006)      "does capture the mournful finale well enough to overlook the weaknesses of Estevez's script" [movie review]      Old School Reviews       C-      Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)      "Much like the many 'Jesus' movies, the film stays clear of controversy and plays it safe, making the casting of Jim Caviezel even more ironical." 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