Oh Haji and Su...

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!(dir. Russ Meyer)
Is this a masterpiece of exploitation and cult cinema? Sort of. It is certainly a lot of fun and has some aspects that are definately trashy like the outfits the protagonists wear and the whole story around the father. I just felt it didn't quite meet the title of "trash" masterpiece as most viewers have touted the film to be. Some of the dialogue is actually quite ingenius in a campy sort of way, but most of the main actress's line deliveries were just shouting and kind of irritating. Even though, I know I shouldn't take the performances that seriously, I still feel that her performance is weak compared to other actresses. A fun-filled romp. Good for the whole family. Put this on the next DVD case.
***1/2 out of ****
The Ties That Bind(dir. Su Friedrich)
Another masterpiece. There are some aspects that are a little shaky like when she tries to compare the police handling of a feminine protest she attended to Nazi Germany, but I can understand her intentions in terms of trying to get the audience to comprehend how the Nazis were able to take power and how her mother and other Germans handled it. Germans that lived through the experience must have a certain sense of guilt just like their sons and grandsons probably do as well. An intelligent film that actually explores it's subject matter on a much more personal level than some Hollywood drivel like Schindler's List.
**** out of ****