the Son
noun
: the second person of the Trinity in the Christian religion : Jesus Christ
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
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In our chat last week, Jackson spoke of the importance of featuring these videos as a way of unmasking a vulnerable and perhaps scared Combs, who, in the doc, says he can only be compared to the Son of God.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
In The Carpenter's Son, a horror take on the Son of God's teenage years, Cage and FKA Twigs portray Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus (played by Noah Jupe), and Johnston plays Satan.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
During a September 2023 appearance on the Son of a Boy Dad podcast, Matt shared that their move to the city was just a couple of weeks away.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
First, the story is not as overreported as, say, the exploits of Gacy or the Son of Sam, and a lot of true-crime junkies may not even know the details.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The Passion of the Christ sequel will cover the resurrection of Jesus, but Gibson has said that there is so much more to unpack than just the Son of God rising from the dead.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Fifty-five years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice set out to create a musical that asked a central, controversial question about the central figure of Christianity: what if Jesus Christ wasn’t the Son of God, and was just a man trying to make a difference?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
As tensions skyrocketed, both the media and police fixated on the Son of Sam case.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
This was the city of CBGBs and the Mudd Club, the New York Dolls and the Talking Heads, Warhol’s Factory and Studio 54, repurposed Bronx turn-tables and hip-hop breakdancing, as well as the Son of Sam.
—Ed Simon
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2025
In The Carpenter's Son, a horror take on the Son of God's teenage years, Cage and FKA Twigs portray Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus (played by Noah Jupe), and Johnston plays Satan.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
During a September 2023 appearance on the Son of a Boy Dad podcast, Matt shared that their move to the city was just a couple of weeks away.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
First, the story is not as overreported as, say, the exploits of Gacy or the Son of Sam, and a lot of true-crime junkies may not even know the details.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
The Passion of the Christ sequel will cover the resurrection of Jesus, but Gibson has said that there is so much more to unpack than just the Son of God rising from the dead.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Fifty-five years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice set out to create a musical that asked a central, controversial question about the central figure of Christianity: what if Jesus Christ wasn’t the Son of God, and was just a man trying to make a difference?
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2025
As tensions skyrocketed, both the media and police fixated on the Son of Sam case.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
This was the city of CBGBs and the Mudd Club, the New York Dolls and the Talking Heads, Warhol’s Factory and Studio 54, repurposed Bronx turn-tables and hip-hop breakdancing, as well as the Son of Sam.
—Ed Simon
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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