US EditionWeapons Review: a Mind-Blowing Cinematic Nightmare
MAYBROOK, AUG 8 – Weapons explores the disappearance of nearly 20 Maybrook children through six chapters revealing community secrets and grief, highlighting suburban dread in a layered horror narrative.
- On August 8, 2025, Zach Cregger released Weapons, which follows a night when 17 children vanished from Maybrook Elementary School.
- Facing suspicion, the Maybrook parents blamed teacher Justine Gandy, who began investigating the only remaining student, Alex Lilly.
- Using a six-part structure, Weapons features Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Amy Madigan delivering standout performances.
- Critics say it is the horror film to beat this year, and it is projected to open to upwards of $25 million, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
- Amid comparisons to Jordan Peele and John Krasinski, Cregger makes a spectacular step forward as a horror filmmaker, establishing himself as one of the brightest, most distinctive directors today.
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Movie review: Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ is the scariest movie of the year
Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” opens with a mystery that sounds like a math word problem: If 17 children left their homes and disappeared at 2:17 in the morning, and there’s only one kid and one teacher left in their classroom — who is to blame? Because someone has to be at fault. To puzzle through this particularly dark riddle with maximum mysteriousness, writer/director Cregger follows the main characters through the aftermath of this peculiar event…
Amy Madigan landed 'Weapons' role on first meeting: 'You can have it!'
If you've seen the new movie from viral horror hit-maker Zach Cregger and want more info about [REDACTED], please proceed. Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Amy Madigan at the LA premiere of 'Weapons'This article contains spoilers from Weapons.Aside from stars like Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, and Benedict Wong, there's one name on the Weapons cast list that shouldn't be overlooked.Although she's been purposefully k…
Weapons Has a Secret ‘Weapon’... and That’s Why It’s a Great Horror Movie
Full spoilers follow for Weapons.It’s time to hold your arms out to the side and race towards your nearest cinema, because Weapons is now in theaters. Coming courtesy of Zach Cregger, director of Barbarian and the upcoming Resident Evil reboot, Weapons is a barn burner of a horror film, standing as one of the year’s most distinctive and accomplished theatrical offerings so far. IGN’s Tom Jorgensen echoed this sentiment in his 9/10 Weapons review…
'Weapons' Stars Alden Ehrenreich And Josh Brolin Couldn't Believe The Story Zach Cregger Came Up For Film
Alden Ehrenreich and Josh Brolin can’t believe the kind of story writer-director Zach Cregger came up with for Weapons . The two stars of the film sat down with Blavity/Shadow and Act Managing Editor Trey Mangum to discuss the film. Ehrenreich said that he was “amazed” when he first read the script. “ I thought it was one of the best scripts I’ve ever read, and I thought Zach did such an amazing job of creating so much story in each one of these
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