Babylon 5: In the Beginning***First of several tv movie followups to the glorious series. Narated by Londao Molari and detailing Earth -Minbari war and the creation of the first Babylon station. Fine movie has all the returning characters of the series except Michael Gariboldi.

Babylon5: River of Souls***A guy searching for the key to eternal life stumbels upon collection of Sooul Hunter spheres. He steals one that contains the souls of a billion people. Upon arriving on B5 the souls attempt to kill a soul hunter, but injure the captain instead. Intelligent story with some humorous moments and a slam bang ending. Co-starring Martin Sheen.

Babylon 5: Third Space**1/2Babylon 5's take on Star Trek's "The Naked Time" is a passable effort. A huge jumpgate is discovered in hyperspace and brought back to B5 for study. After being charged with energy fom a probe the jumpgate opens and ships come through to destory the station.

Back to the Future(1985)****First and best of Robert Zemeckis's time travel trilogy. Marty McFly played by Michael J. Fox travels back in time to 1955 and accidentaly messes with the time line. He meets up with crazy scientist Chistopher Lloyd and tries to fix matters. Fast paced action and a great script create one of the great time travel movies.

Back to the Future part II(1989)**Picks up where the original left off with Marty and Doc traveling into the future to save his family. Disapointing sequel has plenty of great effects and action, but lacks the heart of the original.

Back to the Future part III(1990)***1/2Magical final part of the Zemeckis trilogy finds Marty traveling back in time to the old west to save Doc who will be killed in a gunfight. Meanwhie Doc finds romance with Mary Steenburgen. Film really takes off with the classic train sequence at the end.

Barberella(1968)**1/2Jane Fonda stars as a sexy space traveler in the far flung future. Filled with great sets and interesting ideas, but lacks a real dramatic story.

Batman(1966)*1/2Feature film to captalize on the runaway sucess of the series. Totally misses the mark with too many villians and way too much camp.

Batman(1989)***1/2Tim Burton's dark vision of Batman is stunning and exhilarating. Michael Keaton's Batman is typicaly moody but shines as the caped crusader. The real star of the show is the Joker played by Jack Nicholous. His over-the-top performace brings some much needed humor to the dark precedings.

Batman Forever(1995)***Director Joel Schumacher took the franchise in a totally different diection after the depressing mess of Batman Returns. Taking over as Batman is Val Kilmer who is a passable hero, but is hard to like. The movie is the flipside to the dark story's that Burton presented. Also staring is Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Cris O'Donnell and Drew Barrymore.

Batman Returns(1992)**Disapointing followup to Batman is lost in all the subplots and dreariness. This time around we get too exciting villians with Michelle Pheiffer's Catwoman and Danny Devito's Penguin. Not even these geat performances can save such a messed up script.

Batman and Robin(1997)*Disastrous fourth chapter in the series with George Clooney taking over as Batman. Great effects and A-list actors can't save a script filled with some of the cheesiest dialouge ever written. Arnold Swartszeneger comes on board to play Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman takes on Poison Ivy and Alicia Sylverstone is Batgirl. A real mess and a perfect way to kill off the series

Batteries not included(1992)**1/2Sentimental story of tiny alien robots helping the tenants of a run-down old building. Good effects and great actors save a predictable script. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy star.

Battle Queen 2020(2000)*1/2Silly sci-fi porn set in a future where beautiful woman are trained to please their male masters.

Battle Beyond the Stars(1980)***Richard Thomas star's in this solid Roger Corman production. Thomas goes in search of warriors to help defend his viliage against the evil John Saxon. Non-stop fun overcome's the low budget.

Battle for the Planet of the Apes(1974)**1/2Final apes movie resembles a tv episode in it's low production values and small scale script. Roddy McDowell saves the film though as Ceaser. In search of answer's to his past he acidentaly runs into a mutant city.

Battlefield Earth(2000)*1/2Tedious blockbuster with John Travolta as the leader of a band of invading aliens. It's up to a group of rebellious humans to save the day. With such a stupid idea nobody could have pulled this film through. And who's idea was it for Travolta to play the bad guy.

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms(1953)***Trend setting giant monster movie from Ray Bradbry's "The Foghorn". A dinosaur is awakened from a long hibernation and in typical monster movie fashion takes on New York City. This is the first solo excursion for famed stop-motion master Ray Harryhausen.

Beetlejuice(1988)***1/2Tim Burtan's hilarious and inventive horror comedy staring Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. The couple is accidentaly killed and finds themeselves trapped in their house and new world filled with ghost's and a creature called Betelgeuse played by Michael Keaton. Winona Ryder co-stars.

Beneath the Planet of the Apes(1970)***1/2The first of four sequels with a new astronaut coming in search of Taylor and finding a world inhabited with ape men. Inventive sequel filled with great ideas. James Franciscus is the new astronaut finding himself in a new kind of hell. Charlton Heston and Linda Harrison reprise their roles from the original.

The Birds(1963)****Rod Taylor star's in Alfred Hitchcock's brilliant story of birds who attack a small villiage. What sets this movie above most of it's kind is how Hitchcock takes the time to set up all the characters. He really gives you a sence of living in that sea-side town. Magnificent combination of heart and horror.

Black Friday(1940)***Unniversial horror version of Donavon's Brain starring Boris Karlof and Bela Lugosi. Solid perfomances and erie atmosphere produce a solid film, superior to the over-rated 53 version.

Black Scorpion(1957)*1/2Watch for Willis O'Brian's effects and forget the story of Giant Scorpians coming out of the ground and terorizing the countryside. Slow and extremly boring.

Blade Runner(1982)****Ridly Scott's classic version of Philip K. Dicks "Do Androids Dream of Sleep". Harrison Ford stars as Deckerd, an android hunter who loses who will but is called in for one more case. With a murky script and brilliant visual this film became the template for hundreds of futuristic movies to come. Rutger Hauer and Sean Young shine as runaway androids.

The Blob(1988)**Classic camp movie starring Steve McQueen in his debut performance. A giant jello creature ravages the neighborhood and it's up to a gang of teens to save the day. Passable 50's fun.

Body Snatchers(1993)***Classic tale gets a 90's spin in this scary remake. This time the spores take over an army base and it's nearby town.

A Boy and his Dog(1975)***Don Johnson star's in this weird cult movie set in a nuclear future. Johnson plays Vic, a young man who is captured to impregnate the woman of an underground city.

Bram Stockers Dracula(1992)***1/2Francis Ford Copala's lively version of the classic vampire tale. Keanu Reeve's takes on the role of Jothan Harker, Anthony Hopkins is Dr. Van Helsing, Winona Ryder plays Mina and Gary Olman the title character. Luscious sets and effects create one of the most memorable vampire movies ever made.

Brave New World(1998)**Passable tv movie based on the classic story.

The Bride of Frankenstein(1935)****James Whale's masterpiece of horror. A unique blending of horror and comedy with Karlof returning as the monster. The misguided doctor decides to give his creation a bride in a film that contains some of the greatest scenes in genre history.

Bride of the Monster(1955)*Classic bad movie from Ed Wood about an evil scientist played by Lugosi who creates monsters in his cabin hidaway. Hilariouly bad.

The Brother from Another Planet(1984)***Joe Morton stars as a stranded alien in John Sayle's character drama. A low budget is overcame by great performances and great writing.

Buck Rodgers(1940)***1/2Standout serial staring the great Buster Crabbe as Buck Rodgers, a Flash Gordan type character who protect's the Universe. This 12 chapter serial details Roger's atempt to travel to Saturn and get help to overthrow dictator Kane. Magnifcent production and characters surely had an influence on George Lucas when he created Star Wars and especially the recent Attack of the Clones.

Bug(1975)*An earthquake unleashes atomic cockroaches who procede to kill people. Some scare's but mainly one big bore.