One of our most anticipated films of the year is finally here as we are thrilled to be reviewing Weapons in this film study episode. Don’t worry. No spoilers for the first half, not even any hints… and then you can enjoy our plot reactions in the 2nd half to discuss what it all means after our spoiler warning.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW OF WEAPONS:Vowing to be extra careful about spoilers this episode - 2:17 Behind the Scenes, Critical Reception & Box Office Notes - 4:29 The Plot Premise, Our Theater Going Experiences & Non-Spoiler Script Thoughts - 9:09 Review of the Performances - 19:04 Review of the Production Values - 22:29 Oscar Lens - 25:39

SPOILER WARNING - 30:42

SPOILER FILLED REVIEW OF WEAPONS:First we gotta talk about that SNL Sketch w/ Neil Diamond and the Rock as Bigfoot - 31:21 Act I Thoughts - 34:43 How things ratchet up - 39:33 The Rules of the World - 41:57 Hurtling towards a showdown - 46:55 That Ending - 52:13 A discussion of the Themes - 1:00:26 A Few Worst Scenes - 1:06:14 Final Grades, Final Thoughts - 1:08:22

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