The Best Movie Moments of 2018 Part 1

Jan 4, 2019

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On the January 4, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by the whole /Film team, including managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, in the first part of a discussion to determine the top 50 movie moments of 2018.

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Opening Banter: We explain the rules to our process.

Here is the full list of movie moments we have previously come up with and are working off of:

Collin’s Final Rap - Blindspotting
The Cheddar Goblin - Mandy
The Bathroom Breakdown - Mandy
The Chainsaw Fight - Mandy
Showdown in the Lighthouse - Annihilation
The Bear/Boar Monster - Annihilation
Josie Turns into a Flower - Annihilation
Miles Takes a Leap of Faith - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Escape from Alchemax - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Stan Lee Cameo - Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse
Star-Lord Meets The Avengers - Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos Snaps His Fingers - Avengers: Infinity War
The Lack of A Mid Credits Scene - Avengers: Infinity War
Thanos Realizes What He Needs to do to Get the Soul Stone - Avengers: Infinity War
Mother Suspirium Arrives - Suspiria
Susie Dances and a Woman Dies - Suspiria
The Dance Scene - The Favourite
“I like when she puts her tongue in me” - The Favourite
Jack Hock’s Final Request - Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Cleaning Lee’s Apartment - Can you Ever Forgive Me?
The Final Five Minutes - BlacKkKlansman
Charlie Loses Her Head - Hereditary
Annie is Just Hanging Out - Hereditary
The Birth Sequence - A Quiet Place
Jack Raps About a King - Mary Poppins Returns
Breakfast With Behn Grymm - Bodied
The Final Rap Battle - Bodied
The Double Twist - Game Night
“Oh no…he died!” - Game Night
Cassius Discovers Steve Lift’s True Plan - Sorry to Bother You
The Girls Get Stoned - Never Goin’ Back
The Girls Are Forced to Shit in a Bucket - Never Goin’ Back
Erik Killmonger’s Final Words - Black Panther
The Casino Fight/Okoye Throws Her Wig - Black Panther
The Bathroom Fight - Mission: Impossible — Fallout
The HALO Jump - Mission: Impossible — Fallout
The Helicopter Chase - Mission: Impossible — Fallout
The First “Shallow” Performance — A Star is Born
Neil Armstrong Lands on the Moon, in IMAX - First Man
Neil Armstrong Does Math - First Man
The Kitchen Fight - Upgrade
No One Knows What to Do With Dead Stalin - The Death of Stalin
Laurie Traps Michael - Halloween
Judy Greer’s “Gotcha” Moment - Halloween
That New John Carpenter Music Cue When Michael Attacks the Friendzoned Guy - Halloween
The Big Shootout - Hold the Dark
Falling in Love in the Forest - Border
The Sex Scene - Border
Recording the First Song - Hearts Beat Loud
Hearing Your Song Playing in a Coffee Shop - Hearts Beat Loud
The Dying Henchman Holds Joe’s Hand - You Were Never Really Here
The Underwater Suicide Attempt - You Were Never Really Here
The Death of Surly Joe - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Kids Sing as the Town Burns - Anna and the Apocalypse
The Apartment Fight - The Night Comes For us
Eddie Brock Gets in the Lobster Tank - Venom
The Mahjong Game - Crazy Rich Asians
The Wedding - Crazy Rich Asians
Buffering at the Funeral - Searching
The Opening Scene - Searching
The Death of X-Force - Deadpool 2
Credits scene - Deadpool 2
The Kessel Run - Solo: A Star Wars Story
Darth Maul - Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Train Heist - Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Shining Sequence - Ready Player One
Lara Can’t Believe This is Getting Worse - Tomb Raider
Spitting the Blood of Christ in an Evil Demon’s Face - The Nun
The Pool Scene - The Strangers: Prey at Night
The Five Boroughs of New York - Gotti
The Mystery Comes Together - Destroyer
Shopping for a Crib - Roma
The Beach Scene - Roma
The Fake-out Ending - Vice
The Sunset Dance Scene - Burning
Elizabeth Debicki Buys a Gun and Eats a Hot Dog - Widows
The Elasticycle Chase - Incredibles 2
Elastigirl vs. Screenslaver - Incredibles 2
Mr. Rogers’ Testimony - Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Daniel’s Prison Story – If Beale Street Could Talk
The Apartment Staging - If Beale Street Could Talk
The Pregnancy Reveal - If Beale Street Could Talk
The Blanket Scene – The Sisters Brothers
The Ending - First Reformed
Cosmic Planking - First Reformed
Cut from “Bitches need to get slapped sometimes” to Bing and his mom’s interview - Minding the Gap
The Live-Aid Concert - Bohemian Rhapsody
Vanellope Meets Disney Princesses - Ralph Breaks the Internet
Vanellope Sings Her Song - Ralph Breaks the Internet
That Triumphant Drone Shots After Alex’s Climb - Free Solo
Rain on the Roof Song - Paddington 2
Making Marmalade - Paddington 2
The Goddamn Hurricane is Shaped Like a Skull - The Hurricane Heist
The Endless Bloody Chase - Revenge
The War on Cybertron - Bumblebee
Reveal of another MEG - Meg
Atlanna’s One-Take Fight - Aquaman
Into the Trench - Aquaman
That Octopus Plays the Drums - Aquaman
Burning the Time Capsule - Eighth Grade
The Car Scene - Eighth Grade
Getting Lost at the Train Station - Mirai
“The Thing That’s Wrong With You Isn’t What’s Wrong With Me” - Leave No Trace
The Brother fucker scene - A Simple Favor
The Journey Through Hell - The House That Jack Built
End Credits Scene - Ant-Man and the Wasp
Burning the Swimsuit (If Someone Loves You) - Shoplifters
Opening Scene - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

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