On the January 5, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film managing editorJacob Hallis joined by weekend editorBrad Oman, senior writerBen Pearson,and writersHoai-Tran BuiandChris Evangelistato count down the best movie moments of 2020 (part one!).
Opening Banter: Jacob explains the rulesIf you'd like to avoid all discussion of Nomadland, skip from 26:23-29:49 and 02:21:07-:02:21:10.If you'd like to avoid all discussion of Minari, skip from 02:12:52-02:14:21 and 02:21:54-02:21:56.By the end of the episode, here are the moments we have locked in:LOCKED IN
The Restaurant Scene in The Invisible Man
Rudy Giuliani Puts His Hand Down His Pants in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Nyles Gets One More Sentence in Palm Springs
Fern Gluing Her Broken Plates Back Together in Nomadland
Joe After the Show/A New Perspective in Soul
The Opening Murder in Possessor
"Silly Games" in Lovers Rock
The Freeport Heist(s) in Tenet
Capone Murders People with a Golden Tommy Gun in Capone
Satisfied from Hamilton
The Hair Tie Toss in Birds of Prey
The Town Fights Back in Bacurau
The First Kiss in Sylvie's Love
Diana Takes Flight in Wonder Woman 1984
Robert's Speech and then Steven's Speech in Boys State
A Surprising Death in Critical Thinking
Delroy Lindo's Monologue in Da 5 Bloods
The Karaoke Scene in Tesla
The Ending of Another Round
"The Elves Went Too Far!" in Eurovision Song Contest
Selling Oily Cakes in First Cow
The Heart-to-Heart and Almost Kiss in Freaky
The Farm Fire in Minari
The Doctor Scene in Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Stay tuned for Part 2 later this week!All the other stuff you need to know:
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