#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

#191: Top 10 Films of 2007

Adam

1. No Country for Old Men
2. Atonement
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
4. Zodiac
5. Juno
6. There Will Be Blood
7. Once
8. The Bourne Ultimatum
9. Death Proof
10. The King of Kong

Matty

1. The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Juno
4. This Is England
5. After the Wedding
6. The Lives of Others
7. Once
8. Into the Wild
9. The Namesake
10. The King of Kong

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Michael Phillips 

1. Once
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days
4. Ratatouille
5. There Will Be Blood
6. No End in Sight
7. Margot at the Wedding
8. The Bourne Ultimatum
9. The Assassination of Jesse James...
10. Knocked Up

Guest #1 Films

Sam Van Hallgren
Rescue Dawn

Matt Singer, IFC News
No Country for Old Men

Steve Prokopy, Ain't It Cool News
No Country for Old Men

Rian Johnson, "Brick" Writer/Director
The Assassination of Jesse James...