{"id":1957492,"date":"2025-08-13T07:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1957492"},"modified":"2025-08-13T07:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:30:29","slug":"horror-masterpiece-weapons-is-one-of-the-best-films-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/horror-masterpiece-weapons-is-one-of-the-best-films-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror masterpiece \u2018Weapons\u2019 is one of the best films of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stunning, smart \u201cWeapons\u201d has influences from some of the best films \u2013 horror and otherwise \u2013 ever made. But it\u2019s never derivative. It stands alone as one of those movies I\u2019ll recommend to horror fans and general cinephiles as well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>\u2018Weapons\u2019 (IMDb)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Writer-director Zach Cregger also wrought \u201cBarbarian,\u201d which became a favorite of horror fans in 2022. Here he gives us all-too-familiar vibes from real-life horror situations such as school shootings and child abductions\/abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The movie is told in chapters that bear various characters\u2019 names. Much like Akira Kurosawa\u2019s \u201cRashomon,\u201d each segment is told from the perspective of that particular person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here\u2019s the setup, and to go deeper than the general premise would be to provide spoilers, so I\u2019m not going to do it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Julia Garner plays Justine, an elementary-school teacher in a small town where 17 children disappear. Those students ,it turns out, were all in her class. The 18th student, Alex (a wonderful Cary Christopher, \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d) tells police he doesn\u2019t know what happened to the other kids, who disappeared in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Similarly, Justine says she has no idea why the children took or where they went. But the parents aren\u2019t so sure, and Justine soon becomes a pariah, desperate for someone to talk to as she constantly looks over her shoulder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Benedict Wong plays Justine\u2019s sympathetic, concerned boss who confronts Justine about a couple of incidents in her past. Josh Brolin is Archer, the father of one of the missing students, who is so frustrated he considers being his own detective after multiple conversations with the police chief..<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s an homage to \u201cThe Shining\u201d in one scene, and possibly nods to other films that I missed because I was so caught up in the intrigue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is gory stuff, with a finale that may seem outlandish but, to me, made a perfect ending to this not-for-the-nervous tale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">4 stars<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Running time: Two hours and 9 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rated: R for foul language, sexual situations, and graphic gore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In theaters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch the trailer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt26581740\/?ref_=mv_close\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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But it\u2019s never derivative. It stands alone as one of those movies I\u2019ll recommend to horror fans and general cinephiles as well. \u2018Weapons\u2019 (IMDb) Writer-director Zach Cregger also wrought \u201cBarbarian,\u201d which became a favorite of horror [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1957493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[343819,343820,339106],"class_list":["post-1957492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-horror-fans","tag-school-shootings","tag-zach-cregger"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Horror-masterpiece-\u2018Weapons-is-one-of-the-best-films-of.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1957492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1957493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1957492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1957492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1957492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}