Starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, this story of a class of children who vanish plunges viewers into the darkest recesses of the psyche

4/5 stars

One of the more powerful horror films to arrive this year, Weapons begins with a child’s voice-over explaining that 17 kids have gone missing from the small US town of Maybrook.

Creepier still, they all left their homes at exactly the same time – 2.17am – seemingly of their own volition. Oh, and they all attended the same class at the local junior school. Only teacher Justine (Julia Garner) and one pupil, Alex (Cary Christopher), are still accounted for.

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