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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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By Kyle Anderson (153) for Nerdist (550) on 03 Jan 2015

The best horror movie I've seen in a very, very long time…

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By Brad Keefe (343) for Columbus Alive (355) on 03 Jan 2015

About halfway through, I grabbed my notes and moved to the back row of the theater, because the empty seats behind me were creeping me out…

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By Catherine Bray (216) for Film4 (1,522) on 03 Jan 2015

Jennifer Kent's tremendously atmospheric and creepy horror comes highly recommended for those who like complex characterisation and ambiguity…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for HitFix (861) on 03 Jan 2015

It's very personal, and it plays on the very real fears and anxieties of parenthood in a way that never feels cool, but that always feels authentic…

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By Ap Kryza (43) for Willamette Week (516) on 03 Jan 2015

The Babadook doesn't just tower over this year's other fright films: It's one of the most emotionally affecting pieces of macabre cinema in years…

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By Matthew Wade (1) for The Daily Review/Crikey (197) on 03 Jan 2015

In this fickle genre, the recently released Jennifer Kent-directed Australian film The Babadook offers hope and reminds us that classic suspense…

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By Googolendtimes (47) on 02 Jan 2015

Much less a horror film than a chiller, The Babadook was a complex and profoundly unnerving film…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Movie Habit (892) on 01 Jan 2015

Finally, a good horror movie with scary thrills, but also ambiguity and psychological subtext…

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By Lightningbarer (6) on 01 Jan 2015

Honestly I don't get it sometimes, there are movies that are just meh, there are movies that are terrible and there are movies that just don't…

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By Vaughtex (2) on 01 Jan 2015

Sublime. I can't believe this was made on just $30k…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 31 Dec 2014

An elegant little horror film reminiscent of Roman Polanski's apartment trilogy ... albeit minus Polanski's kinky male gaze…

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By Mbeckford (88) on 30 Dec 2014

I've never seen a more terrifying film than THE BABADOOK…

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By Baelish (1) on 29 Dec 2014

Highly praised, but I don't get it. Starts building tension but somehow fails to hit the mark. The kid is just annoying…

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By John Wirt (638) for Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) (638) on 27 Dec 2014

The Babadook, a small but inventive and seriously chilling horror story, is a monsterpiece…

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