The source provides a detailed review of the film "Weapons," directed by Zach Cregger, describing it as a modern folk horror fairy tale set in the fictional town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania, where seventeen children mysteriously disappear. The review highlights the film's satirical take on societal anxieties and its exploration of grief and loss, drawing parallels to real-world tragedies. It discusses Cregger's cinematic influences, including Paul Thomas Anderson and David Lynch, particularly in the film's mosaic-like narrative structure and its unsettling, inexplicable elements. The episode also praises the strong cast and notes the film's embrace of contemporary themes and technology, culminating in a cathartic and hyperviolent ending that deviates from typical horror tropes.