#760: Best Scenes of 2019
Opening Scene
Adam
1. THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - "This is our home"
2. MARRIAGE STORY - "What I love about Nicole"
3. UNCUT GEMS - From Africa to colonoscopy
4. JOJO RABBIT - Hitlermania
5. AD ASTRA - Antenna disaster
Honorable Mention: US - Hall of mirrors; THE IRISHMAN, HIGH FLYING BIRD
Josh
Honorable Mention:
JOJO RABBIT - Hitlermania
QUEEN & SLIM - First date
Funniest Moment
Adam
1. MARRIAGE STORY - Serving Charlie
2. PARASITE - Making Ram-don / Kick
3. THE DEAD DON’T DIE - “Was it a wild animal?”
4. THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE - Buying a gun
5. LONG SHOT - “Like a stepmom on Pornhub.”
Honorable Mention: FORD V FERRARI - Taking “The Deuce” for a ride
Josh
Honorable Mention:
PARASITE - Making Ram-don / Kick
MARRIAGE STORY - Serving Charlie
Moving Moment
Adam
1. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Late-night drink with dad
2. MARRIAGE STORY - Charlie and Henry read Nicole’s letter
3. AD ASTRA - “We’re all we’ve got”
4. JOJO RABBIT - “You want your father”
5. TRANSIT - Dripping ice cream cone
Honorable Mention: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - Wiping C3PO's memory; A HIDDEN LIFE - Franz's kiss(es); LITTLE WOMEN - Jo and Beth on the beach / Beth and Mr. Laurence / Jo's book
Josh
1. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Listening to Vivaldi
Honorable Mention:
THE FAREWELL - Grandson breaking down at his wedding
OUR TIME MACHINE - Father forgetting his son's play
TOY STORY 4 - "Carry me?"
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Minute of silence
JOJO RABBIT - “You want your father”
Music Moment
Adam
2. MARRIAGE STORY - “Being Alive”
3. BOOKSMART - “Slip Away” / Pool scene
4. WILD ROSE - “I’m Moving On'“ / Vacuuming
5. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Bonfire
Honorable Mention: APOLLO 11 - “Mother Country”; ROLLING THUNDER REVUE - “Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll”; HUSTLERS - “Criminal”; ROCKETMAN - “Crocodile Rock”
Josh
1. DIANE - Dancing alone at the jukebox
Honorable Mention:
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - Cliff driving across L.A. with the car radio on
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Bonfire
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”
Scene of the Year
Adam
1. PARASITE - Descending home during flood
2. MARRIAGE STORY - The Argument
3. KNIVES OUT - My House, My Rules, My Coffee
4. LITTLE WOMEN - “But I’m so lonely!”
5. THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Directing on the street
Honorable Mentions: APOLLO 11 - “Carry with them a great many things”; THE IRISHMAN - “It is what it is” / Phone call to Jo; ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - Sharon watches herself / Rick's acting redemption / L.A.'s neon lights flicker on
Josh
Honorable Mention:
CAPTAIN MARVEL - Captain Marvel comes into her own powers
US - Scissors ballet
THE DEAD DON’T DIE - Ending bathed in red, white and blue
A HIDDEN LIFE - Motorcycle ride
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Rushing to the cliff