Real-Life Tragedy that Inspired Terrifying Horror Hit Weapons

Real-life tragedy that inspired terrifying horror hit Weapons

‘“Weapons” was like me vomiting. And who doesn’t want to get a babysitter and go to the movie theater and spend 120 bucks to watch someone vomit?’ said the director

Review: Weapons - Chicago Reader

Zach Cregger’s Weapons has an enticing premise and compelling characters, but the mystery is better than the explanation.

Zach Cregger’s Weapons is a new kind of cinema

Weapons, Zach Cregger’s sophomore picture after the acclaimed Barbarian, was a conspicuous success story in its opening weekend: brilliant reviews, an A- CinemaScore from audiences (rare for the horror genre, in which anything above a B is considered a major hit) and, of course, a massive box office. Its first weekend gross was $43.5 million, an astonishing amount for a film without an existing intellectual property, A-list stars (although Josh …

Weapons Is a Generational Warfare Tale of Terror

Zach Cregger’s Weapons is high-concept horror about the disappearance of a classroom of schoolkids. Once again, an innovative horror film has turned our age of anxiety into box office gold. Julia Garner stars as Justine Gandy in Weapons. (Warner Bros. Pictures) Weapons is writer-director Zach Cregger’s follow-up to his breakout success Barbarian (2022), and it confirms his gifts for nifty high-concept horror and sure-handed follow-up scares. Th…

Josh Brolin Says WEAPONS Is the Antidote to Streaming Movie Burnout: “It’s All the Same Sh*t" — GeekTyrant

When it comes to his opinion on the state of streaming movies, Josh Brolin thinks Weapons, the latest horror film from Zach Cregger, might just be the jolt audiences need."Right now, with so much content, you’re just watching things on whatever streaming service you’re on, and you're just going, 'F*ck, why is this so boring, man? Why?' And just go to the next thing. It's all the same shit," "And then somebody not only takes the horror genre, but…