Weapons
Zach Cregger found his niche with Barbarians and double-whammies with Weapons, a horror movie so intensely focused on character that the horror could easily be removed and it would still work. Here they are, all these small townsfolk, warts and all, peccadilloes to spare. Julia Garner as Justine, the teacher of young kids who drinks way too much and likes having boozy sex with Paul, a guy she shouldn’t have sex with. Josh Brolin as Archer, an angry parent convinced that Justine is behind the peculiar disappearance of an entire classful – bar one – of kids, determined to expose her for what he thinks she is. Alden Ehrenreich as Paul, the recovering alcoholic … Read more
