The Babadook

Critics are raving about this gruesome treat, a shattering psychological study of a single mother who battles her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, her own demons, and a sinister presence all around her. Time Out New York, for example, calls this first feature “commanding,” Others say it’s “expertly unsettling” and “astonishingly assured.”

Jennifer Kent. 2014. 93 m. NR. Australia. IFC Films.