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By Jim Slotek (879) for Toronto Sun (419) on 05 Mar 2015

It presents grief as a demon, questions reality, and creeps out the viewer by making psychopathology seem like something that could happen to anybody…

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By Chris Knight (998) for National Post (1,405) on 05 Mar 2015

If you go to see The Babadook, be sure to have your wits about you. This movie will scare you out of them…

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By Thomas Lee (21) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Jan 2015

At its heart, The Babadook is a story of mother and son, whose relationship ultimately determines whether they survive the demon — or die trying…

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By Dominick Suzanne-Mayer (260) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 08 Jan 2015

When the film turns horrifying, The Babadook deftly negotiates the thin line between a well-handled metaphor and a hamfisted one and never…

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By Dominick Mayer (133) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 08 Jan 2015

When the film turns horrifying, The Babadook deftly negotiates the thin line between a well-handled metaphor and a hamfisted one and never…

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By Joel Harley (37) for Starburst (899) on 03 Jan 2015

A supernatural fairy tale with real humanity, The Babadook is a resounding success. If you hear him knocking, be sure to let Mister Babadook in…

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By Laura Demarco (55) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 03 Jan 2015

A haunting masterpiece of psychological horror, claustrophobia and paranoia in the vein of Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby and The Tenant,…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 03 Jan 2015

As someone who has developed a pretty thick Critic's Shield from years of watching standard haunted house/possessed human/mythological-creature…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 03 Jan 2015

The imminence of both half-term and Halloween certainly makes for a varied batch of releases, with The Babadook firmly at the scary end of…

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By Devin Faraci (498) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 03 Jan 2015

It's a movie that uses dread and suspense, not cheap jump scares. It's also a movie that unsettles with deep psychological unpleasantness…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 03 Jan 2015

This is Kent’s first feature — an astonishing debut. Not perfect, though…

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By Nathan Southern (20) for TV Guide (1,527) on 03 Jan 2015

Tthrowback horror picture that grips us with pounding in the night, startling effects such as the appearance of roaches and pools of black…

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By Rob Hunter (276) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 03 Jan 2015

It's incredibly chilling, but the horror doesn't take away from the raw emotion of a mother struggling against herself and stuck between connecting…

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By Michelle Orange (458) for sbs.com.au (697) on 03 Jan 2015

The direction is plain and demonstrative, emphasising the isolation and confinement of the characters in a world (and specifically a home)…

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By Mark H. Harris (48) for About.com (1,470) on 03 Jan 2015

The Babadook is a stunning feature film debut for writer-director Jennifer Kent, who lends humanity to the genre without sacrificing the creep factor…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 03 Jan 2015

The Australian thriller The Babadook is one of the most terrifying horror movies this year, because it roots its shocks in the most primal…

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By Kristy Puchko (422) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 03 Jan 2015

The Babadook is easily the best horror film of 2014…

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By Nick Hasted (66) for The Arts Desk (640) on 03 Jan 2015

The Babadook frightens because it feels true…

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By Drew Hunt (128) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 03 Jan 2015

The Babadook makes a convincing argument for classy, psychological horror cinema even as it fails to meet its own lofty standard…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 03 Jan 2015

Few male directors could've conveyed Amelia's wretched state without making her seem hideous or shown Sam's deep anger without making him unlikable…

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