Forward The Swell Season (Masterkey Sounds, 2025) It’s been close to 20 years since the release of Once, the Irish drama/musical about two struggling musicians...
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The Just Love Story Bible By Jacqui Lewis and Shannon Daley-Harris (Beaming Books, 2025) I have been on a hunt for a good children’s Bible ever since I became...
Star Line Chance the Rapper (Self-released, 2025) I am 45 years old, so my taste in music, especially hip-hop, is suspect to my teenage son’s generation. He...
When a hockey player at an elite Catholic prep school dies of suicide, leaving a cryptic note referencing the death of another player 20 years earlier, student...
Nervous Systems By Sara Billups (Baker Publishing Group, 2025) Most of us have that one friend who can be dramatic, controlling, and anxious—but also warm...
Elio Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina (Pixar, 2025) Featuring clones, aliens, and supercomputers, Elio is an out-of-this-world...
Talkin to the Trees Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts (Reprise, 2025) A friend of mine used to say, “The older I get the more like myself I get.” And that’s...
Rebecca Sue By Kathleen Norris (InterVarsity Press, 2025) Over several decades, Kathleen Norris has written multiple spiritual classics, all of which ground...
The Phoenician Scheme Directed by Wes Anderson (Focus Features, 2025) Wes Anderson movies are two-hour living art installations. The director of that...
Superman Directed by James Gunn (Warner Bros. Pictures, 2025) With the release of a new Superman film, directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as...
