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  • The Butterfly Effect (2004)
    Time travel thriller about a college student who gets to play God and change the future.
  • Butterfly Kiss (1995)
    Review preview for Butterfly Kiss

    There is a world of possible interpretation lurking beneath the surface of Frank Cottrell Boyce's script, which is as disorientating as the scenario the characters find themselves in.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    A petrol station cashier falls for a serial killer.
  • Butter On The Latch (2012)
    Review preview for Butter On The Latch

    Both of Decker's feature films are characterised by intensity, for good and ill.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    Primal instincts come to the fore when a woman and her friend visit a music retreat.
  • Buy It Now (2005)
    Review preview for Buy It Now

    Buy It Now is rare in being a film about teenagers which portrays them realistically and manages to do so without being offensive to a young audience.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    The documentary style story of a teenager who decides to sell her virginity on eBay.
  • Bye Bye Blackbird (2005)
    Review preview for Bye Bye Blackbird

    Trust me, you’ve never seen a film quite like this.

    Jeff Robson · 4 out of 5
    A construction worker joins a circus troupe and falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist.
  • Bypass (2014)
    Review preview for Bypass

    Hopkins has an eye for a telling image and coaxes powerful, committed performances from his cast.

    Jeff Robson · 3 out of 5
    A young boy on a council estate turns to crime when he finds himself the sole provider in the house.
  • Byzantium (2012)
    Review preview for Byzantium

    Neil Jordan skilfully examines the nature of time and the theme that he surveys like no other filmmaker - what it means to physically be in two places at once.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Two vampires, mother and daughter, open a seaside bordello.
  • By Day And By Night (2009)
    Review preview for By Day And By Night

    It's a powerful concept that isn't really done full justice.

    David Graham · 2.5 out of 5
    Gattaca meets THX1138 meets Blade Runner...
  • B For Boy (2013)
    Review preview for B For Boy

    To begrudge this film its faults would be to ignore the way it cuts to the very heart of the contradictions and hypocrisies of a nation that still regards women as vessels for male bloodlines.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A woman resorts to desperate measures after she has a stillbirth.

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