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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 22 Oct 2014

Genuinely horrific and deeply scary in a way that draws on the most primal of emotions…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 22 Oct 2014

The Babadook leaves behind it a satisfyingly toxic residue of fear…

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By Chris Fyvie (70) for The Skinny (809) on 22 Oct 2014

Kent's picture has all the requisite creepy atmosphere of your standard possessed-home flick, but its trump card is an almost unbearable dread…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Total Film (3,532) on 21 Oct 2014

A haunting tale with deep wells of howling grief at its centre, this is one bedtime story that will stay with you for weeks. Sleep tight…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 19 Oct 2014

An atmospheric psychological thriller which unfolds like a postnatally depressed Repulsion…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 19 Oct 2014

One of the strongest, most effective horror films of recent years — with awards-quality lead work from Essie Davis, and a brilliantly designed…

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By Daniel Krupa (21) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 24 Sep 2014

The Babadook is a brilliantly made, elegant horror film, with real psychological depth…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 22 Sep 2014

The Babadook is a horror fable that's light on terror and heavy on whiny children, making for an uneven watch that squanders potential around…

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By Walter Chaw (1,360) for Film Freak Central (1,643) on 21 Sep 2014

I never believed that it would be a fable that ended in a moral, hard-won, rather than a fairytale with a happily ever after…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Projected Figures (169) on 29 Aug 2014

It tells an unnerving, tragic tale of grief and guilt, of maternity and madness, of love and loss, while always sublimating its subtext to…

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By Virginie Sélavy (16) for Electric Sheep (203) on 27 Aug 2014

Skilfully directed, the film is perfectly poised between real and unreal and manages to be both emotionally rich and disturbingly creepy, remaining…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 23 May 2014

Similar in tone...to stylish spookers such as Mama and The Ring, The Babadook is highly proficient, tightly directed, armrest-clutching stuff…

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By David Stratton (799) for The Australian (781) on 22 May 2014

The Babadook proves once again that an original and personal vision is the principal requisite for an interesting film, but in this case the…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 22 May 2014

What I really liked about this film was the cohesiveness of the ideas in it and, I don't know, I just thought it was so finely pitched and…

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By Philippa Hawker (221) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 18 May 2014

Jennifer Kent's clever, thoroughly satisfying and neatly unsettling debut feature is about a kind of haunting, but of who or what…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 18 May 2014

I'm no fan of horror movies but this one delivers a convincingly powerful study in domestic havoc…

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By Tom Clift (226) for Concrete Playground (635) on 18 May 2014

Featuring both a gripping lead performance by Essie Davis and one of the most creepifying monsters to ever stalk your dreams, The Babadook…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

So much more interesting and idiosyncratic than most horror films (whether from Japan or Australia or America), The Babadook is original and…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 17 May 2014

Creepy from the outset, Jennifer Kent's debut horror thriller has plenty going for it, from the unsettling mood created to a standout performance…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 05 May 2014

Essie Davis delivers the best performance of her career (thus far), an emotionally draining, physically demanding portrayal of a mothers love…

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