Der Babadook (2014)
40KDer Babadook: Directed by Jennifer Kent. With Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall. A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children’s book titled “Mister Babadook” manifests in their home.
“The Babadook surprised me on two counts.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFirst, as someone who doesnu0026#39;t often get the warm fuzzies at spooky films, this did. Itu0026#39;s a well acted, believable account of a mum and child being haunted by a seemingly malevolent u0026#39;thingu0026#39;. Effective jumps and creeping tension are handled well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut I was surprised again by the end, as I came away seeing it as an allegory for deep grief and a way through it. I found it quite moving, the mum finding a place for that darkness, finally taking control of it.”
