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#760: Best Scenes of 2019

Opening Scene

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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

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Josh

1. THE LIGHTHOUSE

Honorable Mention:

US - Hall of mirrors

JOJO RABBIT - Hitlermania

QUEEN & SLIM - First date


Funniest Moment

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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

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Josh

1. BOOKSMART - Hair masks

Honorable Mention:

PARASITE - Making Ram-don / Kick

MARRIAGE STORY - Serving Charlie


Moving Moment

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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

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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

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Adam

1. HER SMELL - “Heaven”

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”

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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

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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

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Josh

1. JOKER - Staircase dance

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


 
 

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