The Best Movie Moments of 2018 Part 1

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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