Shideh: Under the Shadow (dir. Babak Anvari, 2016)

There’s a moment in Under the Shadow that defines the stakes for the whole movie. Shideh, a mother whose Tehran apartment is quite clearly haunted as shit, actually does the smart thing other horror-movie tenants never seem to attempt; she gathers her daughter up in her arms and runs out of the house. We follow Shideh down the street, relieved, congratu…