Review of The Babadook (2014)
Seen in 2018.
Todorovian-fantastic horror. Admirably sincere in its juxtaposition of such a young child actor with a working-class protagonist mother acting under the influence of depression. I also like how the supernatural element is connected to insomniac binge-watching of old silent films, but the supernatural still feels tacked on. There is no attempt at worldbuilding or the deeper inhuman ambiguities of “Green Tea” (1872).