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Snook! Sink! Boop! & More Now on Broadway

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Reverend’s Reviews by Rev. Chris Carpenter Hello, dear readers!   It’s been a while since I last posted and I apologize for the delay.   Numerous issues intervened: extended illness, resignation of the previous blog administrator, northeast US winter, church duties, evil presidential administrations, etc. At any rate, I’m happy to be back AND in the immediate wake of the 2025 Tony Award nominations! Reverend has been “bingeing” Broadway’s latest offerings over the past month or so, since I live in NYC-adjacent Connecticut and am a member of the GALECA Theatre Wing (galeca.com).   Grrrrlls, we’ve got a lot to write/talk about! Let’s start with two of this season’s most illustrious yet challenging talents for the alliteration-adverse like myself: Sarah Snook vs. Sadie Sink. These TV/streaming darlings are currently headlining fantastic Broadway plays, and both the actresses and their productions are newly-anointed Tony nominees in multiple categories. But adding to an...
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  Reverend's Reviews: 2024 — Another Queer Year for Movies Happy new year, dear readers! Interestingly, we termed my round-up of the  best and worst movies of 2023  “a Queer Year for Movies.” Guess what? 2024 turned out to be even MORE queer. (Queerer?) Heck, a major award-nominated release was even entitled  Queer ! Also interesting is the fact that many of this year’s best films feature lead characters who are underdogs, oppressed, and/or members of underrepresented communities who discover their dignity and power. What’s more, there is no shortage of LGBTQ talent in front of and behind the camera. Without further ado, here is this queer critic’s rundown of the best and worst cinematic offerings of 2024. As is my custom, I sometimes join together movies of equal quality that also share themes, genres or talent. 1.  The Brutalist  (A24). An excellent, humanist epic about the title style of architecture and a whole lot more. It follows the journey of a Holo...
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