Charly (1968)
Directed By: Ralph Nelsen
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney
Rating: M
Running Time: 1 Hour 43 Min
TMM: 3/5
Strengths: Acting
Weaknesses: Disjointed Editing, Bizarre Sequence in the Middle
Charlie Gordon, a man with an IQ of 59, undergoes a surgery that transforms him into a genius, but as he becomes smarter, he realizes the operation may not have been everything he hoped.
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Under the Shadow (2016)
Directed By: Babak Anvari
Starring: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi
Rating: PG-13 for Terror, Scary Images and Brief Language
Running Time: 1 Hour 24 Min
TMM: 4.5/5
Strengths: Symbolism, Writing, Directing, Atmosphere
Weaknesses: Weak Climax, Follows Some Horror Tropes
Shideh is a woman struggling to live beneath the patriarchal oppression of 1980’s post-revolution Tehran. As the city becomes the targets of more and more attacks, Shideh stays in the city, despite all of her neighbors fleeing for cover. She and her daughter are soon provoked by a djinn (in other cultures spelled jinn, or genie) that lives in her building.
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