Joy To the World
Eternity
The Housemaid
Sense and Sensibility
Song Sung Blue
It was a very tough choice as to which movie to put in the top spot because it’s technically tied with Sense and Sensibility, but the only reason Song Sung Blue gets it is that it’s refreshing to end the year with something that’s unabashadly fun. Jeremy Jahns said, “It is interesting that the Neil Diamond tribute impersonators have a more interesting and engaging biopic in 2025 than Bruce Springsteen. I mean, that’s just fascinating to me.”
He’s not wrong, and I’m not just saying that because I’m not a fan of Springsteen by any stretch of the imagination. A biopic about a cover band is an imitation of an imitation, so there’s some wiggle room in terms of how it’s done, plus there’s the fact that, from what I’ve heard, the Springsteen biopic was ponderous nonsense.
What was also neat about the film as well was watching it in a theater with an audience who were obviously enjoying themselves hugely. It made me think of my aunt Rosemary, rest her soul, because she was a huge Neil Diamond fan. She loved Neil Diamond almost as much as she loved Elvis and she would have been all over this movie.
Another post is coming out on Wednesday. Thanks for reading, all, and I hope to see you then…
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