The Polygon report added that though Weapons was not a direct metaphor for grief, its chaotic and mysterious tone emerged as a byproduct of emotional upheaval. He said he was exhausted of grief-as-metaphor horror movies, but the energy of the grief is in the film.

The Barbarian director is back with an unexpected meditation on powering through tragedy... that's also bonkers and terrifying

Starring Josh Brolin and Julia Garner, the ‘Barbarian’ director’s new film follows the aftermath of a mysterious tragedy in which 17 children go missing on the same night.