The Viewer's Commentary

Directed by: Jennifer Kent

Produced by: Kristina Ceyton, Kristian Moliere

Written by: Jennifer Kent

Edited by: Simon Njoo

Cinematography by: Radek Ladczuk

Music by: Jed Kurzel

Starring: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear

Based on the short film Monster by Jennifer Kent

Year: 2014

It takes a lot to scare me these days when it comes to movies. Sure, some might have a lot of high tension, and others may exploit our squeamish tendencies through excessive, torturous gore (amongst other things), but when it comes to genuine terror, I can’t recall many movies that genuinely get under my skin and terrify me. The Babadook, an independent Australian film that came out of nowhere and almost immediately became a cult classic thanks to word of mouth marketing, is undoubtedly one of the most unnerving, scariest movies that I’ve seen in quite some time, from any era – and I recently saw The Exorcist for the first time. Read more…