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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...