Case File 039: The Babadook

June 30, 2021 / Christopher Schrader

When The Babadook was released back in 2014, there was a lot of hype about how terrifying it was. Heading into it with those expectations may have colored our initial impressions of it. Now that some time has passed, we're going back to see if we can give this one a more objective analysis.

Topics include: Jennifer Kent's unlikely path to becoming a director, how her short film Monster set the stage for all of this, the incredible performances she gets out of her two lead actors, using genre to make taboo subjects more palatable, the aspects of grief and mental illness that the movie gets exactly right, The Babadook's evolution into a queer icon, and much more!

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