#712: Best Scenes of 2018

Opening Scene

ADAM

THUNDER ROAD

Runners-Up: THE DEATH OF STALIN, FIRST MAN

JOSH

HEREDITARY

Runners-Up: FIRST REFORMED, ROMA

Matt Singer

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT

Alison Willmore

CAM

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Music Moment

ADAM

“Helplessly Hoping,” ANNIHILATION

Runners-Up:
Sunset dance, BURNING; “Hearts Beat Loud,” HEARTS BEAT LOUD

JOSH

Sharing earbuds, A QUIET PLACE

Runners-Up:
Royal Dance, THE FAVOURITE; “La Vie En Rose,” A STAR IS BORN

Michael Phillips

“Eros,” IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Runners-Up:
Judy Garland tribute, A STAR IS BORN; Zhukov’s entrance, THE DEATH OF STALIN

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Funniest Moment

ADAM

“Not with that ass” + "Oh no, he died", GAME NIGHT

Runners-Up:
X-Force, DEADPOOL 2; Most Quiet, EIGHTH GRADE

JOSH

Removing the bullet, GAME NIGHT

Runners-Up:
Truth serum, ANT-MAN & THE WASP; Bikini contest, I FEEL PRETTY

Tasha Robinson

“Profitable for Frito Lay?,” GAME NIGHT

Runners-Up:
Martha Wayne’s Pearl Necklace, TEEN TITANS GO TO THE MOVIES; “Sawzall!,” MOM & DAD

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Moving Moment

ADAM

Confessions / catharsis, MINDING THE GAP

Runners-Up:
“If they loved you…” SHOPLIFTERS; “Grab the reins,” THE RIDER + Nightmares, LEAN ON PETE

JOSH

“Black and beautiful,” BLACKKKLANSMAN

Runners-Up:
“Dad!”, A WRINKLE IN TIME; Duet with Jeff, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Angelica Bastien

Sex argument, PRIVATE LIFE

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Scene of the Year

ADAM

Crib shopping / Protest, ROMA

Runners-Up:
“Black Power / White Power,” BLACKKKLANSMAN; Family showdown, IF BEALE STREET…

JOSH

“Fetch it,” ISLE OF DOGS

Runners-Up:
Doppelganger dance, ANNIHILATION; Pop-up book, PADDINGTON 2

Tasha Robinson

“He did it,” AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS

Michael Phillips

Race to Svetlana, THE DEATH OF STALIN

Angelica Bastien

Bear scene, ANNIHILATION

#540: Top 5 Streaming Sci-Fi

matt singer

5. TOTAL RECALL (1990)
4. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
3. UNDER THE SKIN
2. GODZILLA (1954)
1. METROPOLIS

allison willmore

5. DARK STAR
4. GODZILLA (1954)
3. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
2. SOLARIS
1. LA JETE

#380: Top 10 Films of 2011

Adam

1. The Tree of Life

2. Take Shelter

3. Drive

4. Certified Copy

5. Meek's Cutoff

6. The Arbor

7. Hugo

8. A Separation

9. The Artist

10. Super 8

#11-30 (Alphabetical): Bill Cunningham New York, Bridesmaids, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, The Descendants, Hanna, The Interrupters, Margaret, Margin Call, Melancholia, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Project Nim, Senna, The Skin I Live In, Source Code, Tabloid, The Trip, Warrior, War Horse, Weekend, Win Win.

Josh

1. The Tree of Life

2. Cedar Rapids

3. Meek's Cutoff

4. The Muppets

5. Take Shelter

6. Certified Copy

7. The Interrupters

8. Rise of the Planet of the Apes

9. Drive

10. Martha Marcy May Marlene

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Michael Phillips

1. Poetry

2. Moneyball

3. Certified Copy

4. The Descendants

5. The Interrupters

6. Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench

7. A Separation

8. The Tree of Life

9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

10. Weekend

Scott Tobias

1. Meek's Cutoff

2. Certified Copy

3. A Separation

4. The Tree of Life

5. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

6. Martha Marcy May Marlene

7. Drive

8. Weekend

9. Margaret

10. The Arbor

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Guest's #1 Picks

Rian Johnson
The Tree of Life

Edward Burns
Midnight in Paris

Peter Labuza
Certified Copy

Steve Prokopy
Drive

Alison Willmore
Melancholia

Matt Singer
Take Shelter

Filmspotting Advisory Board
Shame / The Muppets

Chris Klimek
Midnight in Paris