#857: Best Scenes of 2021
Opening Scene
Adam
THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS
Runner-up: ANNETTE
Honorable Mentions: PASSING, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, RED ROCKET
Josh
PASSING
Funniest Moment
Adam
"A woman's body...", C'MON C'MON
Runner-up (Tie): “Do you know how much ass I get?”, LICORICE PIZZA / Barb’s float escape, BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
Honorable Mentions: Stefani’s version, ZOLA; Stealing the bike, PIG; Film and Television sign, THE SOUVENIR: PART II; “White Woman’s Instagram,” BO BURNHAM'S INSIDE
Josh
Trish, BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR
Moving Moment
Adam
Wink from the bartender, FLEE
Runner-up: Bicycle ride, NINE DAYS
Honorable Mention: Goodbye and reunion, PETITE MAMAN
Josh
11 Years Later, THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Music Moment
Adam
“Let Me Roll It,” LICORICE PIZZA
Runner-up: The duet, THE POWER OF THE DOG
Honorable Mentions: Fifth Dimension redemption, SUMMER OF SOUL; “96,000,” IN THE HEIGHTS; Gymnasium dance, WEST SIDE STORY; “All I Need Is a Miracle,” SPENCER; “Boobies,” BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR; “The Winner Takes it All,” BERGMAN ISLAND; “Glory, glory, Hallelujah,” THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE; Duet without sound, CODA
Josh
Mahalia and Mavis, SUMMER OF SOUL
Scene of the Year
Adam
Time stands still, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Runner-up: Lunch at Eurydice/“We don’t get a lot of things to really care about,” PIG
Honorable Mentions: Cuba, NO TIME TO DIE; Final shot, THE SOUVENIR: PART II; Entering the ‘60s, LAST NIGHT IN SOHO; Truck down hill, LICORICE PIZZA; Vision of the future, THE GREEN KNIGHT; Date night, THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS; Date night, THE CARD COUNTER; “That’s the reason for it to be written,” THE FRENCH DISPATCH
Josh
Piano vs. Banjo, THE POWER OF THE DOG