Song of the Day #6,424: ‘Beware of Darkness’ – George Harrison

Continuing a look at my favorite movie music scenes of 2025…

Writer/director Zach Cregger’s Weapons opens with a synopsis of its setup narrated by a young schoolgirl. She describes the disappearance of a classroom full of children from a third grade classroom in the small town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania.

The rest of the film will follow the perspectives of people affected by the event, including the teacher and a parent of one of the missing kids. Like Cregger’s Barbarian (2022), Weapons is a gripping mystery with big scares and big laughs.

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Song of the Day #2,831: ‘My Sweet Lord’ – George Harrison

george_harrison_al_things_must_pass1970 saw the release of the final Beatles album, Let It Be, but also solo releases by each of the Fab Four.

Paul McCartney’s solo debut, McCartney, came out in April and went double platinum despite lukewarm critical response. John Lennon’s solo debut, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, dropped in December to considerably more acclaim. And overachiever Ringo Starr put out two albums that year, Sentimental Journey and Beaucoups of Blues.

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