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Brick [2005] The Bride [2017]
Bride of Re-Animator [1990] Brightburn [2019] Brooklyn 45 [2023]
Brotherhood of the Wolf [2001] The Brothers Bloom [2008] A Bucket of Blood [1959]
Bullet to the Head [2012] Bullet Train [2022] The Burning [1981]
Burnt Offerings [1976] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [1969] Butchers [2020]
The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations [2009] BuyBust [2018] Byzantium [2012]
The Bride [2017]
aka Nevesta
            
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In the mid 1800's, a photographer finds a way to transfer his wife's soul into another creating a curse upon the bloodline. Take it to modern day where a man from that bloodline is bringing his fiance home to meet the family. This Russian film was actually a lot better than I expected. The story is simple, I knew how it was going to end long before we got there, and they really could have tightened up the pacing. But, the photography was excellent and the acting was good, especially our lead whose portrayal was honest and believable. It's creepy and held my interest.
Butchers [2020]

            
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4 friends meet the locals after their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere ala Wrong Turn. The setup for this micro budget effort is quite familiar with the usual tropes. However, once past the opening, this became surprisingly good. The acting was well above average, the dialogue was tight and realistic and the director showed skill in blocking and composition that made the film fairly compelling. It drags in parts but not badly and can become quite brutal, at times. For a film I fully intended to turn off in 20 mins, I watched it all ...and I don't regret it. Not bad!
The Brothers Bloom [2008]

            
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Con men brothers, one who loves it and one who wants to stop, and an unusual associate, set their sights on an eccentric woman worth a fortune. The characters were an absolute delight and the film is filled with humor, intrigue and genuine emotions. Unfortunately, it was presented as if we we're going to be treated to twisted climax that filled us with anticipation. But, in the end, it just fizzled out and was actually quite sad. My wife and I looked at each other and said, "I didn't expect it to end like that." Huge let down for an otherwise enjoyable film.
Brightburn [2019]

            

Space child raised by farmers. This is Superman except, wherein Clark Kent matured into a well-adjusted man who saves the world, Brandon has some issues with puberty and things get messy. That's the best parts of the film, too ..the messy parts. Good, gnarly kills along with realistic characters and great pacing. No surprises and the atmosphere is missing that extra bit of scary, insidious, intense anxiety, that a seasoned director may have provided to make this a truly terrifying film but it's still good, escapist entertainment worth a hot dog and a soda.
Bullet Train [2022]

            
  
What starts out as a simple snatch-n-grab of a briefcase on the bullet train turns out to be the most wonderful display of absolute chaos that I have seen in some time. Combining a whole slew of supremely colorful characters, all with nefarious intent, into the confines of a train, made for some very entertaining and LOL moments I won't soon forget. Bordering on campy slapstick, the dialog is as sharp as a Honzo blade, the action is a delight and the writing is phenomenally complex and intricate without a plot hole to be seen. What a thrilling good time this was!
Burnt Offerings [1976]

            
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A couple, their son and the grandmother, rent a mansion that will only cost them $900 for the summer! They're about to find out what it will really cost them. Using the same themes as films like The Haunting and The Shining, this psychological horror film effectively portrays a family unit slowly disintegrating under the influence of a house that appears to be feeding off of them. Acting is exceptional all around. Pacing was slow but worked well for this type of film, although the climax was really drawn out, considering it won't be a surprise to most. Good film, though.
Brooklyn 45 [2023]

            

Xmas, 1945, a Lt. Col. invites 4 military friends to a gathering and convinces them to conduct a seance to connect with his recently departed wife. Well, it works ...and things get ugly. This supernatural element actually has a minor role in this single room, deep character study of prejudice, paranoia and abject hate. The characters are intimately defined insuring that the viewer fully understands each of their mindsets. A bit long winded, I think a 45 min short film might have worked better, but the writing, acting and overall tension is excellent and well worth a watch.
Brick [2005]

            

A student tries to help an ex-girlfriend in trouble and things get really complicated. Rian Johnson's (Looper, Knives Out) feature film directorial debut is a delightfully complex story presented in a gumshoe film noir style with a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt masterfully playing a student who is really bright, completely fearless, and knows all the angles. The slightly otherworldly atmosphere and surrealistically mature students sets the stage for a truly entertaining experience. Even with no action, the tension and potential danger is explosive from start to finish. Bravo!
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid [1969]

            

Both one of the best American westerns and buddy films ever made, this biopic details the adventures of Butch and Sundance as they rob banks, trains, and become the famous 'Bandidos Yanquis' of Bolivia. With much dramatic license, this is still fairly historically accurate of our pair. Punched up with outstanding characterizations, a great soundtrack and brilliant dialogue, the screen comes alive with their presence as we cheer them on, despite the fact that they were ruthless criminals in real life. Certainly a must see film from the past.
Byzantium [2012]

         
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Centering around "16-year-old" Eleanore, her and her mother are actually 200-year-old vampires living in constant travel evading a past they can't hope to escape. Eleanore's greatest desire is to tell her story, which she writes constantly only to throw it away. Through these writings, we travel vicariously through her past in a personal and intimate way that few films manage to achieve. Saoirse Ronan is stellar as the tortured Eleanore and everyone else is exceptional, as well. Told with literate and exquisite grace, this is a story that must be felt as much as heard.
Bride of Re-Animator [1990]

            

Sometime after the massacre at Miskatonic Hospital, Herbert West, and his former roommate and now reluctant partner, Daniel Cain, have begun Frankenengineering a new lady in the basement with an advanced formula that will re-animate separate body parts. Both in terms of multiple visual gags and sheer grotesque audacity, we are treated to several examples of body parts on the loose creating chaos and havoc all around. Jeffery Combs, once again, nails his role as West. Doesn't have the classic feel of the first film but still a treasure. Parts is parts!
Brotherhood of the Wolf [2001]
aka Le pacte des loups
            
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The hunt is on for a huge beast that has been terrorizing a region in France for years in the mid 1760's. This is quite an epic film running 2 and a half hours and filling up every minute of it. Complex and elaborate story covering politics, secret societies, love triangles, class wars, and, of course, the hunt for the beast. Art direction, dialogue and acting are exceptional making this appear authentic and semi-surreal at the same time. Fight choreography was excellent. Quite a fun watch.
The Burning [1981]

            
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A prank at a summer camp results in a man being horribly burned and now he seeks revenge on summer camps in general. Typical gory teen exploitation slasher film done in the Friday the 13th style. Features about a half dozen very familiar actors back when no one knew who they were but that certainly doesn't help it from being tedious, cliche and boring. The respectable ratings confuse me a bit. Granted, slasher movies are popular but this one is pretty poor example of the genre and wholly unmemorable.
The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations [2009]

            
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A man, who has the ability to jump back in time and change things, tries to alter the death of his girlfriend and creates a serial killer. The Butterfly Effect 2 was such a badly made example of the whole concept that I didn't expect much from TBE3. I was quite surprised. They found that element that made TBE work so well. There were a few time shifts that were hard to follow and some of it got redundant, but they constructed a story that works well with a good twist ...although I sort of saw it coming.
BuyBust [2018]

            
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Reminiscent of Black Hawk Down, Hard Boiled and The Raid, nearly the entire film is about a Philippines drug enforcement squad fighting their way out of a Manila slum after a botched drug raid. Although long in the tooth, you certainly can't accuse this film of being boring. The action simply never stops maintaining a high level of tension that actually wears the viewer down. There's a single-shot scene that runs over 3 minutes that has some amazing choreography involving over 60 people. The body count is off the scales!
Bullet to the Head [2012]

            
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If you like Sylvester Stallone, you'll probably like this hitman / cop buddy movie. A few good action scenes, some interesting character moments, humorous banter, I found it rather entertaining despite it being pretty run-of-the-mill and Sly starting to show his age.
A Bucket of Blood [1959]

            
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In this classic early film by Roger Corman, a socially awkward simpleton becomes greatly admired by his peers when it's discovered that he's a master sculptor ...we'll disregard the fact that he actually just covers dead bodies with clay. Dick Miller is fantastic in this campy and totally absurd golden oldie full of very funny and extremely quotable lines and a whole club full of colorfully quirky characters. Get the popcorn!
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