confessional

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His lyrics are refreshing, clearly about human yearning but never seeming confessional or like he has a specific point to make.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The film’s theatrical provenance reveals itself in long monologues in the Marilyn confessional room and Pedretti delivers one that reveals the depth beyond Cherry’s ditzy exterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“I think I just pushed myself way past my limit,” she said in a confessional.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Mr. Bryan’s brooding inward focus and hushed vocal phrasing align him more closely with indie-rock and confessional artists from years past, and he finds the country label limiting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The lines were already formed on either side of the confessional, and the kids were behaving and quiet.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya