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Entertainment & Currents

‘Weapons’ The Must-See Horror Thriller of the Year

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Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

 

“It’s so rare to watch a movie and not know where it’s going, what’s going to happen,” says Zach Cregger, writer/director/producer of horror/thriller “Weapons.” “And I feel confident that that’s the case with ‘Weapons.’”

 

The latest movie from Cregger, writer/director of the cult hit “Barbarian,” has impressed “critics—”Weapons” currently has a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. IGN described “Weapons” as “a delicious, scary-yet-funny blockbuster that never lets up… The mystery of a mass disappearance and its impact on a small town unfold in a fascinatingly layered way that gives every character a chance to shine; the wise decision to break their stories up into multiple, time-scrambling chapters creates multiple cliffhangers that set up a shattering finale.”

SlashFilm was all praises as well. “A wonderful mixture of bad vibes and macabre fun, ‘Weapons’ is one of the best horror movies of the year and further confirmation that writer-director Zach Cregger is one of the most exciting voices in the genre right now,” they wrote.

AwardsWatch commended the film, too, calling it “a chilling masterclass in suspense and POV storytelling that exposes a culture with dwindling empathy that tolerates dehumanizing acts.”

In their 5-star review of the movie, CinemaBlend described “Weapons” as the best horror movie in what has been a remarkable year for horror movies. “It’s intimate while also being epic, it’s scary while expertly utilizing humor as punctuation, and even the most dedicated cinephiles will be rocked by its surprises. It’s perfect and a must-see,” they wrote in their review.

In “Weapons,” when all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. “Weapons” stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, and Cary Christopher, with Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan.

 

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/mvHJBNJM_CQ?si=utj-omy4OgBlMWcg

 

Watch the mystery unfold when “Weapons” opens only in cinemas and IMAX August 6. Join the conversation and use #WeaponsMovie, and visit MaybrookMissing.com for more information.

 

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VIAJERO KULTURA PILIPINAS: FOREIGN MOVIE RELEASE

Entertainment & Currents

Dakota Johnson Is On A Mission For The Perfect Match

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Photo & Video Credit: “Columbia Pictures”

 

For Academy Award-nominated director Celine Song, her sophomore film Materialists lifts from a chapter in her life as a matchmaker in New York City. Song based her character Lucy around that career and Materialists around modern dating culture. “She’s (Lucy) very clear about the fact that love really does baffle her, but she’s excellent at the math of dating,” Song describes.

Song felt like there was an immediate connection when she met Dakota Johnson for the role. “We were having a meeting, and the way that she is so vulnerable and so funny and sharp, I remember walking away from her thinking, ‘She’s Lucy,” Song recalls.

 

Watch the “First Look” featurette: https://youtu.be/T2Yi3D3CDzU

 

Materialists follow the story of Lucy, a young matchmaker in New York City, whose successful career doesn’t translate into real-life romance. In a series of chance encounters and coincidences, she finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.

For Johnson, Lucy’s skill with matching people feels like the reason she distanced herself from love. “She’s extremely nonjudgmental,” Dakota Johnson says about Lucy. “She is genuinely committed to helping others find love, yet she remains quite detached from that pursuit herself.”

Johnson fell in love with the role and how Lucy changes throughout the film. “I was drawn to the role because it’s so complex,” Johnson says. “Lucy has so many different dynamics in the film, so there are many different Lucys. She’s a bit of a different person with every other character—she’s a chameleon in that way. And then you’re left wondering which version of her is the truth, which I thought was just so fun to explore.

Song sees a versatility in Johnson that mirrors Lucy’s strength and underlying fragility. “Lucy is so beautiful, but she’s very vulnerable when it comes to these things that come from her intimate self-perception and self-objectification, which I think Dakota actually does understand from being in public forever,” Song notes.

Watch Lucy find love for others and herself as Materialists opens in Philippine cinemas on August 6.

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VIAJERO KULTURA PILIPINAS: FOREIGN MOVIE RELEASE