Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook dares to peel back the layers of this societal idealization, revealing motherhood’s complex and unspoken struggles. A cinematic masterpiece, The Babadook is far more than ...
"The Babadook" is one of them, playing on tropes from horror mainstays like "Poltergeist" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" to paint a terrifying portrait of the ugly side of motherhood and how grief ...