Critics Consensus: An authentic portrayal of homosexuality in high school, Get Real is an engaging dramedy that doesn't sermonize its audience nor trivialize its characters. Synopsis: Steven (Ben Silverstone) spends his school days longing for all-star athlete John (Brad Gorton). But John has...
The best way to know how your planning will pan out during virtual church service is to do a ‘dress rehearsal’ before the event or sermon isbroadcast. Do a test run to make sure that all elements of yourlive-streamingsetupare ready to go. It is better to catch any snags in the sys...
A prolific recording artist, he enjoyed his most fruitful commercial spells at Blue Note in the 50s and Verve in the 60s, serving up classic soul-jazz albums like The Sermon! and The Cat. Essential Album: Home Cookin’ (1959) Art Blakey (1919-1990) As a drummer, Pittsburgh-born Art ...
Janicza Bravo’sZolaor Hamaguchi Ryûsuke’sDrive My Car, theaters are bloated stadiums playing mega-act dinosaurs, and should be accorded appropriate respect or lack thereof, while the best films are usually hidden somewhere on a streamer’s menu between Hallmark Christmas movies and various seas...
Delivered like a final doomsday sermon, “Long Distance Conjoined Twins” turns delirium into a get-out scheme worth seeing through. –Nina Corcoran Listen: Home Is Where, “Long Distance Conjoined Twins” 69. 645AR: “4 Da Trap” (2021) It was a move that sent shockwaves through the ...
After his harrowing second album, 1994’s Dare Iz a Darkside, Redman and Erick Sermon built a more playful and slightly more radio-friendly sound for 1996’s Muddy Waters without sacrificing the gritty dark comedy that made Red a fan favorite. Light on features but heavy on skits — maybe...
becoming a highlight of the Eras Tour and subsequent concert film (a $20 tip for the first DJ to play the “Don’t Blame Me”/”Look What You Want Me Do” mashup in the club). She sounds like a preacher giving a fiery sermon to her flock — it’s Taylor’s “Like a Prayer....
The group have communed to hear “Keep Goin” — a rapped sermon of perseverance delivered over a sunny, effervescent choir sample. The song is the perfect choice to situate the Babystone’s 2022 run of success in the context of the current state of Los Angeles’ rap scene. Once upon a...
Tracks like “Sermon in Crimson” and “Byzantium Darkness” pair hauntingly sparse beats with Chino’s gripping lyrics, speaking to the darkness that loomed over him. His voice commands attention, whether over sparse, drumless beats or deep boom-bap grooves. On songs like “Burn in Ivory” ...
Jack-O-Sermon One day last month I was watching my wife bake a pumpkin in order to make a pie and some pumpkin bars. As she extricated the insides for pie filling, I was reminded of hearing an analogy someone had drawn. I think it went like this: Being a Christian is like being a...