I reviewed WEAPONS, which I enjoyed! A refreshingly straightforward modern fairy tale that feels like a great little Stephen King short story. Amy Madigan is both hilarious and very, very scary. www.patreon.com/posts/137121...
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God i can't wait to see this one again
aug 24, 2025, 4:13 am β’ 23 0 β’ view
Struck me afterward that it is a PERFECT sleepover movie for teens
aug 24, 2025, 4:30 am β’ 33 0 β’ view
Honestly, we need more films like that. Films for all ages and all fear levels.
aug 24, 2025, 4:37 am β’ 5 0 β’ view
TBH this film really reminded me of Roald Dahl's the Witches in that Aunt Gladys comes across similar to the titular witches in terms of a creature doing an uncanny valley impersonation of a nice old woman. Funnily enough despite the R rating it arguably has a happier ending than the OG book.
aug 24, 2025, 11:30 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
In that it implies the affected kids and potentially adults can eventually heal and go back to normal compared to the Witch's protagonist whose stuck as a mouse for the rest of his (probably short) life.
aug 24, 2025, 11:32 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
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aug 25, 2025, 1:02 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
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aug 25, 2025, 1:20 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
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aug 25, 2025, 12:33 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
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aug 25, 2025, 12:32 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
Thank you for ignoring me ππππ
aug 25, 2025, 12:31 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
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aug 25, 2025, 5:45 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
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aug 25, 2025, 5:45 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
i also got serious short story vibes from the movie, the way the structure prioritizes characters while they're not the main drivers of plot action, & then by the end the overarching plot turns out to be pretty simple
aug 24, 2025, 4:59 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
After spending much of the money trying to figure out who was playing Gladys, I almost yelped with joy when her name came up in the end credits.
aug 24, 2025, 1:48 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
the way that ending sequence had me screaming with laughter only to wipe that expression off of my face in like, half a second. Incredibly fun film. I was purely into it as a thrill ride and it delivered. I also love how all of the drag queens i follow on instagram are eating this one up.
aug 24, 2025, 2:59 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
oh wow, I donβt think Iβd read anyone compare it to Stephen King even though all the suburban beats are right there; makes a lot of the vibe click for me
aug 24, 2025, 4:35 am β’ 5 0 β’ view
so we saw it last weekend and then on wednesday it was bring your kid to work day at my job. and someone's little preschooler ran past me weapons-style (total coincidence ALLEGEDLY)
aug 25, 2025, 9:14 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
The fork-stabbing scene made me wince so much. I hated it (in the way the filmmakers intended). Even more than the peeler to the face. New bodily harm trigger discovered. Ending scene was cathartic as all Hell, even though it probably traumatized the kids even more.
aug 24, 2025, 4:44 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
My favorite horror director right now. He manages to tap into and recreate that kind of deep chilling fear I had as a child when I watched horror.
aug 24, 2025, 9:43 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
YAY I am so glad you enjoyed. Such a fun movie, great with a crowd
aug 24, 2025, 5:15 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Was waiting for your opinion on this going βplease let Gretchen like this, please let Gretchen like this.β Lmao
aug 24, 2025, 2:02 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
Written by one of the great minds behind the Whitest Kids U Know
aug 24, 2025, 10:52 pm β’ 0 0 β’ view
Me and my roommate are seeing it tonight, so excited!
aug 24, 2025, 7:36 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
I watched Uncle Buck about a week after Weapons and was delightfully surprised by her range. What a gem!
aug 26, 2025, 7:07 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
The ending sequence had me crying real tears
aug 26, 2025, 7:07 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
Her just casually telling that kid that she could make his parents eat each other if she wanted was genuinely upsetting.
aug 24, 2025, 2:17 am β’ 11 0 β’ view
She just wanted to hear the pitter patter of tiny feet before she died.
aug 24, 2025, 1:52 am β’ 6 0 β’ view
I could not, for the life of me, place her. Then, all of a sudden I whispered to my husband: βChanice.
aug 24, 2025, 10:46 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
When the mask came off, I was absolutely terrified of her. Doesn't help that I knew a (genuinely sweet) turban-wearing elderly eccentric when I was a kid.
aug 24, 2025, 2:02 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
this really helped me sort through some of my own feelings about this movie!
aug 24, 2025, 2:40 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
I love that!
aug 24, 2025, 2:53 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
oooo my feed has been so split on this one, i was waffling over making the time to see it- youβve sold me on it!
aug 24, 2025, 2:56 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
One of the best ending sequences I've seen in a horror film in years.
aug 24, 2025, 2:18 am β’ 7 0 β’ view
It was hard not to grin at that entire sequence.
aug 24, 2025, 2:22 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
when she says "oh no!" and runs off with her hands up i fuckin lost it
aug 24, 2025, 2:25 am β’ 21 0 β’ view
I honestly can't thing of another horror movie that managed to pull off a genuinely funny (not slap-sticky "horror comedy" funny) ending.
aug 24, 2025, 11:03 pm β’ 5 0 β’ view
It was just "Looney Tunes" enough. Skirted the line of being slapstick.
aug 24, 2025, 11:06 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
It felt wrong at first due to the emotional weight Josh Brolin's character brought to that scene but as soon as it all kicked off I was like "oh it's gonna be like that, eh?" and welcomed the relief after the tension that had been building pretty much the entirety of the film.
aug 24, 2025, 2:28 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
I enjoyed as well. Different and good.
aug 24, 2025, 1:50 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
For those of us who saw and really didnβt care for Barbarian - is there an actual story this time?
aug 24, 2025, 3:06 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
I DESPISED Barbarian. This was much much better
aug 24, 2025, 3:35 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Noted and appreciated.
aug 24, 2025, 3:37 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view