WEAPONS Asks: Who Gets to Die to Save the Children?

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Weapons (Warner Bros., 2025), by director Zach Cregger, is a slick feature focused on the horror of lost children, starring Julia Garner as a wayward teacher and Josh Brolin as a devoted dad. It’s been fairly popular and a big hit in the horror scene, but I left the film feeling a bit dazed by its choice of victims.

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