![]() ![]() ![]() If you want to stream On the Come Up from home, you'll need to be a Paramount Plus subscriber (either ad-supported or ad-free tier). To see the movie on the big screen, check your local movie theater website to see if it is playing near you or a resource like Fandango (opens in new tab). On the Come Up releases in the US in select movie theaters and on Paramount Plus on September 23. ![]() She is also the daughter of celebrated film and television producer/director Stan Lathan, who also directed one of the definitive Hip Hop centered film Beat Street. John Singleton, and the Hughes Brothers, clearly influenced Lathan’s direction." Who is Sanaa Lathan?īetter known as the actress in classic films including Love & Basketball and Brown Sugar, Sanaa Lathan makes her directorial debut with On The Come Up. " On the Come Up has an old-school quality to it regarding the shooting style and aesthetic. Deadline contributor Valerie Complex (opens in new tab) said: Everything in Lathan’s aesthetic vision looks and sounds artificial. On the Come Up reviews - what the critics are sayingĪs of September 20, On the Come Up has "Fresh" 91% on Rotten Tomatoes (opens in new tab). Adapted from The Hate U Give author Angie Thomas ’ same-titled novel, On the Come Up unoriginally hits the beats of other rap battle movies like 8 Mile and Hustle & Flow, but without either of those films’ lived-in feel. Also appearing are Method Man ( Power Book II: Ghost), Mike Epps ( The Upshaws), rappers Lil Yachty and GaTa, as well as Sanaa Lathan, pulling double duty as director and actor. Other members of the cast include Only Murders in the Building and Dolemite is My Name star Da’Vine Joy Randolph stars as Bri’s close friend. Gray makes her major film debut in On the Come Up as lead character Bri Jackson, aka lil Lawless. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() (Okay, I recommend you stop reading right here and now and google a quick summary of the myth. This is Lewis' adaptation of the Greek myth of Psyche and Cupid. I'm so pleased I bought it, because of the spotlight it shines on human nature. Lewis fantasy for adults highly recommended and discovered my retro copy in a second hand bookshop. ![]() Set against the backdrop of Glome, a barbaric, pre-Christian world, the struggles between sacred and profane love are illuminated as Orual learns that we cannot understand the intent of the gods "till we have faces" and sincerity in our souls and selves. Much to Orual's frustration, Psyche is loved by Cupid, the god of love himself, setting the troubled Orual on a path of moral development. This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who posessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Lewis reworks the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche into an enduring piece of contemporary fiction. In this timeless tale of two mortal princesses- one beautiful and one unattractive- C.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Prințul de pe Broadway” ni-i aduce în prim plan pe Clay - proprietarul clubului Casa de Bronz și pe Florence - fiica mijlocie a lui Duncan Greene. When his plans are threatened, Clay must decide if he is willing to gamble his empire on love. However, she soon proves more adept-and more alluring-than Clay bargained for. With revenge on his mind, Clay agrees to mentor Florence. She plans to learn all she can from the mysterious casino owner-then open a casino of her own just for women. She knows Clayton Madden is using her to ruin her prestigious family. ![]() until now.įlorence Greene is no one's fool. ![]() There is one particular family he burns to ruin, however, one that has escaped his grasp. In the second novel in Joanna Shupe's the Uptown Girl series, a ruthless casino owner bent on revenge finds his plans upended by a beautiful woman who proves to be more determined than he is-and too irresistible to deny.Īs the owner of the city's most exclusive casino, Clayton Madden holds the fortunes of prominent families in the palms of his hands every night. ![]() ![]() Oh, you bishops! How will you ever answer to Christ for letting the people carry on so disgracefully and not attending to the duties of your office even for a moment? One can only hope judgment does not strike you! You command the Sacrament in one kind only, insist on the observance of your human ways, and yet are unconcerned whether the people know the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, the Ten Commandments, or indeed any of God’s Word. ![]() What these people have mastered, however, is the fine art of tearing all Christian liberty to shreds. Yet all the people are supposed to be Christians, have been baptized, and receive the Holy Sacrament even though they do not know the Lord’s Prayer, the Creed, or the Ten Commandments and live like poor animals of the barnyard and pigpen. How pitiable, so help me God, were the things I saw: the common man, especially in the villages, knows practically nothing of Christian doctrine, and many of the pastors are almost entirely incompetent and unable to teach. ![]() The deplorable, miserable conditions which I recently observed when visiting the parishes have constrained and pressed me to put this catechism of Christian doctrine into this brief, plain, and simple form. Martin Luther, to all faithful and godly pastors and preachers: grace, mercy, and peace be yours in Jesus Christ, our Lord. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Classical Greeks knew all too well how slender and vulnerable that thread could be and how quickly life’s certainties could unravel as a result. The three Fates controlled the thread of a person’s life from birth to death. But, like a squid from the deep, the story had turned itself inside out. In Greek mythology, the Furies were female goddesses of vengeance. Chronologically, the plot is very complex, though there is a central focus on Lotto and Mathilde. Fates and Furies spans a long period of time. “For twenty-three years, he’d thought he’d met a girl who was as pure as snow, a sad, lonely girl. Specifically, discuss Mathilde’s life in France, Lotto’s childhood in Florida, and how these geographical differences affect their union in New York. Eventually, he comes to see the fullness of his wife - and the realization isn’t welcome. In the novel’s first half, Groff paints a convincing portrait of a male genius who perceives himself as heroically individual, prone to forget that his artistic confidence is the joint product of an adoring mother and a devoted wife. (“He looked inside the apartment through the window, where the phone persisted unringing on the mantel.”) Fates and Furies sprawls as it goes, but any potential sluggishness is warded off by Groff’s powerful and exotic prose, which renders majestic even the most familiar moments of everyday life. ![]() In the first half of her absorbing new novel, Lauren Groff allows Lotto to take center stage, as we follow the couple from shotgun marriage to bohemian beginnings to Lotto’s eventual success as a playwright. By comparison, Mathilde is cool and melancholy. They have their own sorts of glamour: Lotto (short for Lancelot) is full of passion and charisma, destined for artistic greatness. ![]() ![]() No spoilers for those who haven’t read the book just yet. It covers what Nikolai does next after The Fold is destroyed and there are multiple Sun Summoners out in the world. ![]() ![]() King of Scars is the first of the two books that continues on from the original Grishaverse trilogy. Shadow and Bone season 3 could adapt the other books Could we see King of Scars or Rule of Wolves adapted for the story? Bardugo has shared a little of what fans could expect in the future. The question is what that could for the series. Regardless of that, there are some show fans who would like to see a third season. There were substantial changes to the source material, and I’m still not sure how I feel about them all. ![]() Will the third season adapt two other books?īy the end of Shadow and Bone season 2, we got the story from Leigh Bardugo’s Ruin and Rising as well as Siege and Storm. Shadow and Bone season 2 brought us the second two books in the original Grishaverse trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() It took nearly three hours to attach emergency controls to the engines, and the Yorktown then limped into port. When the Yorktown’s computer system tried to divide by zero, 80,000 horsepower instantly became worthless. Hidden, that is, until the software called it into memory-and choked. But for one reason or another, the zero was overlooked, and it stayed hidden in the code. Unfortunately, nobody had spotted the time bomb lurking in the code, a zero that engineers were supposed to remove while installing the software. The Yorktown’s computers had just received new software that was controlling the engines. ![]() Though it was armored against weapons, nobody had thought to defend the Yorktown from zero. Warships are designed to withstand the strike of a torpedo or the blast of a mine. On September 21, 1997, while cruising off the coast of Virginia, the billion-dollar missile cruiser shuddered to a halt. Zero hit the USS Yorktown like a torpedo. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Highly recommended!” -Colleen Coble USA TODAY bestselling author of the Lavender Tides and Hope Beach series “I’ve been a longtime fan of Denise Hunter’s, and The Goodbye Bride has everything I’ve come to love about her romances: a plucky heroine with lots of backstory, a yummy hero, and a terrific setting. ![]() Lucy knows she must unlock those missing months and discover why she threw everything away. Has he been given a second chance with the only woman who stirs his passion and haunts his dreams? And now she’s back-vulnerable, homeless, and still in love with him. ![]() Zac was just beginning to get his life back on track after Lucy left him with no explanation. All she remembers is loving Zac more than life itself. And she sure doesn’t remember getting engaged to another man. She doesn’t remember leaving her fiancé Zac Callahan weeks before their wedding or moving to Portland, Maine. Lucy Lovett can’t remember the last seven months of her life. Now a Hallmark Original movie! Zac knows that if he follows his heart he’ll win back the love of his life-but if Lucy’s memory returns, his would-be bride might say goodbye forever. Zac knows that if he follows his heart he’ll win back the love of his life-but if Lucy’s memory returns, his would-be bride might say goodbye forever. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ronnie Hanover leaves an abusive home situation for her dream of going to college in the city. Within them dwell conflicting sets of values and people who have radically divergent stories and very different lives- or do they? ![]() “Who knew Christian fiction could be so exciting-and so relevant to the times? A fascinating tale of people caught up in temptation, spiritual mediocrity, and high-tech terrorism, The Lights of Tenth Street is an edge-of-your-seat spiritual thriller.”Īt either end of Tenth Street in Atlanta, the welcome lights of two separate establishments beckon passersby-the staid and proper Trinity Chapel and The Challenger, a popular gentlemen’s club. ![]() ![]() But Ronnie must come out of the darkness, for only she can unravel a plot of devastating destruction. When an exotic dancer's life intersects theirs, this suburban couple has to make a hard choice: do they risk their convenience and security for her sake, or do they cross to the other side of the road? The dark forces will not easily give up their most important pawn. What Sherry doesn't know is that Doug has a shameful struggle with his thought life. They have a well-meaning but shallow church. They have the house, the two kids, and the minivan. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will she find out what he's hiding before she falls too far?īut as the summer goes by, Blaire begins to see a side of Rush she never expected, and the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore. Unknown to her, Rush has a secret that could destroy Blaire's entire world. The cynical, condescending, and unapologetic son of an infamous rock star, Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous-and he immediately gets under Blaire's skin.īut as the summer goes by, Blaire begins to see a side of Rush she never expected, and the chemistry between them becomes impossible to ignore. ![]() ![]() She's even more disappointed to discover that her father has left for Paris, leaving her with her new stepbrother, Rush Finlay. Blaire's mother has passed away after a long illness, leaving behind a mountain of medical debts and no way for Blaire to keep their small Alabama farmhouse.ĭriving into the wealthy resort town in a pickup truck with a pistol under her seat, Blaire knows she'll never fit in. The last thing Blaire Wynn wants is to move in with her father's new family in Rosemary Beach, Florida. The New York Times bestselling novel that launched the beloved world of Rosemary Beach and introduced the world to Rush and Blaire. ![]() |