The Honeymoon Killers (1970)
Directed by: Leonard Kastle
Starring: Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Dortha Duckworth, Doris Roberts
Rated: R
Running Time:1 h 47 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Direction, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Pacing in First Act
The true story of con artists turned serial killers, Martha Beck and Ray Fernandez.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Directed by: Russ Meyer
Starring: Dolly Read, Cynthia Myers, Marcia McBroom, John Lazar, Michael Blodgett, David Gurian
Rated: NC-17
Running Time: 1 h 49 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Characters, Themes, Story, Soundtrack, Editing, Overall Insanity
WEAKNESSES: Monologue at the End
Three girls in a band travel to Hollywood to make it big, but instead only find drugs, promiscuity, and a procession of insane characters.
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Directed by: Jaromil Jires
Starring: Jaroslava Schallerova, Helena Anyzovz, Petr Kopriva
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Nudity, Thematic Elements, and Two Scenes of Animal Cruelty)
Running Time: 1 h 17 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Strength of Themes, Production Design, Cinematography, Mis-En-Scene
WEAKNESSES: Sexualizes a Thirteen Year Old Girl, Two Scenes of Animal Cruelty
A young girl whom lives in a surreal and fantastical world, finds herself being quested after, influenced, and tricked by vampires, bishops, men and women alike as she approaches womanhood.
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Multiple Maniacs (1970)
Directed by: John Waters
Starring: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey, George Figgs
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Strong Sexual and Violent Content, Comic Disturbing Behavior and Language)
Running Time: 1 h 37 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Some Acting, Themes
WEAKNESSES: Overall Technical Aspects
The Lady Divine becomes enraged after her boyfriend cheats on her, and descends into a life of murder and deviousness.
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Tristana (1970)
Directed by: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
Rated: PG-13 for Some Thematic Elements and Some Disturbing Images
Running Time: 1 h 39 m
TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Acting, Writing, Direction
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
A young and innocent girl is taken under the wing of an older guardian after her mother passes away, and soon the guardian begins to make advances towards her.
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The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Directed by: Dario Argento
Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, Eva Renzi, Umberto Raho
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Several Depictions of Murder)
Running Time: 1 h 36 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Characters, Story, Cinematography, Writing, Directing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Expositional Ending
A writer is witness to an attempted murder and is then stalked by a serial killer.
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