Sidewalk Prophets Looking Up Released: February 14, 2025 Curb Records 3/5 Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo (02-13-2025) The band, Sidewalk Prophets, is back with a new album, Looking Up. Releasing on Valentine’s Day, it is full of messages to encourage, edify, and uplift people. A few of the [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo (01/24/2025) Brave the Dark is a historical drama with immense heart and significance. Based on a true story, it bounces back between the late 80’s and the early childhood of one of the main characters, Nathan. Nathan and Mr. Stan Deen, one of Nathan’s high [...]
Southbound I Left It In The Water Released: January 17, 2025 (Daywind) 3.5/5 Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo (02-01-2025) Southern gospel trio, Southbound, has released a new album- I Left It In the Water, and its affirmations and encouragement songs are a perfect addition to anyone’s life right [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo (11/21/24) The historical drama film Bonhoeffer, releasing November 22, 2024, is the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer; an anti-Nazi German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and author of many books and theological writings. He was a pacifist who came to see the injustices and cruelty of the Nazi [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo For most of us who have grown up in the church, hymns are part of our memories and, oftentimes, part of the foundation of our faith. Especially after discovering some of the background of some of the hymns, they helped to shape my ideas of [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo 11/04/2024 They are back! Ernie Haase & Signature Sound released their newest album, Live in Memphis on October 4, 2024. Vocalists Ernie Haase, Dustin Doyle, Doug Anderson, and newest member, Christopher Taylor raise their voices in the sweetest harmonies, and they sure seem to be [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo (10/25/2024) It’s November 8th, and the comedy/drama movie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - based on the children’s novel written by Barbara Robinson in 1972 - is releasing just in time for the holiday season. With a little over a month until Christmas, there is [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo White Bird, released on Friday, October 4, 2024. Written by R.J. Palacio, it continues the story of one of the bullies from the book/ movie, Wonder. The movie begins with Julian’s experience in a new school- having a difficult time making friends and getting used [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo It’s been a while since I’ve heard new music from the band, Unspoken, but on September 13th, 2024, they released the full-length album, IV (Roman numerals for the number four). Coincidentally (or not) , I listened the album for the first time when all the [...]
Written by: Celita Diaz-Perillo (Date written: 07/16/2024) I am so pleased to announce that contemporary Christian music artist Leanna Crawford has a new album, Still Waters, releasing today - July 19th. To borrow a phrase from the past, I am “tickled pink” about it. I have been catching some [...]
