About this episode

The episode reviews the horror film 'Weapons' by Zach Cregger, exploring its themes and cast.

All but one child of a particular classroom, wake up and leave their homes at 2:17am, disappearing and leaving a community questioning how this happened and who is involved. Weapons is Zach Cregger's follow up to Barbarian, one of the biggest horror releases of 2025, and the perfect way to end The Kids Aren't Alright month. The film had a very creepy trailer that brought a ton of intrigue to audiences and has an amazing cast of Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Amy Madigan, who won an Academy Aw...

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Host: The Final Podcast

Topics covered

• horror
• film review
• community mystery
• disappearance
• Academy Awards

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Weapons, Barbarian

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