Best Cinematic Moment, 2019

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1. The flood – Parasite [101.5 points / 10 votes]

2. Opening dance number – Climax [100/9]
3. Game 7 (how Howard wins) – Uncut Gems [88.5/9]
4. Home invasion/Chekhov’s flamethrower – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [79.5/7]
5. Sharon sees The Wrecking Crew - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [75.5/7]
6. Heloise hears Vivaldi (final shot) – Portrait of a Lady on Fire [74/6]
7. Knife fight – John Wick Ch. 3: Parabellum [71/7]
8. Frank calls Jo Hoffa – The Irishman [67/6]
9. Ramona dances to “Criminal” – Hustlers [64.5/8]
10. Salvador’s reunion with Federico – Pain and Glory [63/6]
11. “Being Alive” – Marriage Story [62/6]
12. Birthday party massacre – Parasite [58.5/6]
13. Hoffa job/”what kind of fish?” – The Irishman [58/6]
14. Shelby takes Ford II for a ride – Ford v Ferrari [50/5]
15. The Songwriter speaks – Under the Silver Lake [49/4]
16. Becky plays “Heaven” – Her Smell [48/5]
17. Sacrifice and smile (finale) – Midsommar [47/5]
18. “Jessica… only child.” – Parasite [43.5/4]
19. Jo’s happy ending? (finale) – Little Women [41.5/4]
20. Lunar chase – Ad Astra [39/6]
21. Capt. Wack’s dolphin tour – The Beach Bum [36.5/4]
22. Discovery of basement hideaway – Parasite [35/3]
23. Opening sequence – The Last Black Man in San Francisco [32.5/3]
24. Heroes return – Avengers: Endgame [29.5/3]
25. Arthur on Murray Franklin show – Joker [28/3]

26 (tie). Car chase – 6 Underground [27/3]
26 (tie). Room full of idiots – The Irishman [27/3]
28. Big fight scene – Marriage Story [25.5/3]
29. Cliff visits Spahn Ranch – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [25/2]
30 (tie). Kelly’s first day at work – Dragged Across Concrete [24/2]
30 (tie). Murder by the book – John Wick Ch. 3: Parabellum [24/2]
30 (tie). Looking into the light (ending) – The Lighthouse [24/2]
33 (tie). Zhao Tao sings along at concert – Ash Is Purest White [23.5/2]
33 (tie). “Out of Time” – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [23.5/2]
35. Rolling umbrella blade death derby – Shadow [23/2]
36. Beth plays piano while Mr. Laurence listens – Little Women [21/3]
37 (tie). Farm inspection and plane crash – 1917 [21/2]
37 (tie). Remembering Kofi (theatrical performance) – The Last Black Man in San Francisco [21/2]
37 (tie). One-man show – Pain and Glory [21/2]
40 (tie). Dance of the Joker – Joker [20.5/2]
40 (tie). Rick’s meltdown in the trailer – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [20.5/2]
42 (tie). Cliff drives down Hollywood Blvd. – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [20/2]
42 (tie). Family comes home early – Parasite [20/2]
44. Mushroom trip – Midsommar [19/3]
45 (tie). Cockroaches dance – Cats [19/2]
45 (tie). The story of Teflon – Dark Waters [19/2]
45 (tie). Dibs in the Fuck Box – High Life [19/2]
45 (tie). Serving divorce papers – Marriage Story [19/2]
49 (tie). Rudy Ray Moore meets Lady Reed – Dolemite Is My Name [18/2]
49 (tie). Benoit Blanc cracks the case – Knives Out [18/2]
49 (tie). Banderas takes his mother’s darning egg – Pain and Glory [18/2]
49 (tie). “Glasgow (Feels Like Home)” – Wild Rose [18/2]
53. The lights come on – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [17/3]
54 (tie). Moment of silence – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood [17/2]
54 (tie). Tracking shot zip line – Long Day’s Journey Into Night [17/2]
54 (tie). Cliff climbs up on the roof – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [17/2]
57 (tie). Carbs and Technotronic – Synonyms [16/2]
57 (tie). Bad vibes, “Good Vibrations” – Us [16/2]
57 (tie). Dance/fight montage – Us [16/2]
57 (tie). Mirror maze (opening) – Us [16/2]
61. Discovering the opal (opening) – Uncut Gems [15.5/2]
62. Alligator #2 – Crawl [15/2]
63 (tie). Schofield walks through burning town – 1917 [14.5/2]
63 (tie). Visit from social worker – Marriage Story [14.5/2]
65. Camera pulls back (ending) – Pain and Glory [14/2]
66 (tie). Final scene – 1917 [14/1]
66 (tie). Keanu as himself – Always Be My Maybe [14/1]
66 (tie). Astronaut memory montage – Apollo 11 [14/1]
66 (tie). Still Still Life - Ash Is Purest White [14/1]
66 (tie). Dazzler sings – Dark Phoenix [14/1]
66 (tie). Museum – Depraved [14/1]
66 (tie). Final recording session – La Flor [14/1]
66 (tie). Notebook scheming – La Flor [14/1]
66 (tie). Stars in the Sky – La Flor [14/1]
66 (tie). Fight with dogs – John Wick Ch. 3: Parabellum [14/1]
66 (tie). Rosetta attack ad/Toni takes a memo – Mister America [14/1]
66 (tie). Art studio reveal – Never Looks Away [14/1]
66 (tie). Rick meets Trudi – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood [14/1]
66 (tie). Bonfire song – Portrait of a Lady on Fire [14/1]
80 (tie). Pub beatdown – Avengement [13/1]
80 (tie). Split-screen first-person shooter [13/1]
80 (tie). Loving Killers – La Flor [13/1]
80 (tie). Monet paintings – La Flor [13/1]
80 (tie). Dancing to “Gloria” – Gloria Bell [13/1]
80 (tie). Gift of piano – Little Women [13/1]
80 (tie). Jo writes her novel – Little Women [13/1]
80 (tie). Airport re-creation – Luz [13/1]
80 (tie). Transition (penultimate to final scene) – A Million Little Pieces [13/1]
80 (tie). Founding father MLK – Mister America [13/1]
80 (tie). Final fight (“I’ve Got 5 on It”) – Us [13/1]
91 (tie). Rudy entertains fans outside Dolemite premiere – Dolemite Is My Name [12/2]
91 (tie). Shooting the sex scene – Dolemite Is My Name [12/2]
91 (tie). Bullfighting / drone finale – Domino [12/2]

The following scenes received one vote apiece:
Blake’s final scene – 1917
Soldier’s song – 1917
Brad Pitt at lunar space mall – Ad Astra
Baboons – Ad Astra
Cutting the cord – Ad Astra
Hug over kitchen sink – Asako I & II
Motorcycle crash – Asako I & II
Fight scene – Ash Is Purest White
Hotel room conversation – Ash Is Purest White
Something in the Sky – Ash Is Purest White
First visitation – Atlantics
Captain Wack’s coke-addicted parrot – The Beach Bum
Car accident – The Beach Bum
Diner scene (people who loved you into being) – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Courtship dance – Birds of Passage
“Born to Run” – Blinded by the Light
Javed first listens to the Boss – Blinded by the Light
Amy and Molly’s big fight – Booksmart
Arriving at murder mystery party – Booksmart
Heartbreak to Rhye – Booksmart
The mushrooms kick in – Booksmart
Stan Lee’s cameo – Captain Marvel
The Ad-dressing of Cats – Cats
“Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat” – Cats
Finale – Clemency
First execution – Clemency
Four-minute closeup on Alfre Woodard – Clemency
Mads Brügger realizes it’s all true – Cold Case Hammarskjöld
Cheating on a test – Daniel Isn’t Real
Tilda exits the world stage – The Dead Don’t Die
Running with puppies onto the field – Diamantino
Dancing to Leon Russell – Diane
Aphra channels Danny – Doctor Sleep
Rose the Hat astral projection – Doctor Sleep
Passing the cane – Dolemite is My Name
Rudy and his crew walking to negotiations – Dolemite Is My Name
Rudy’s big fight scene – Dolemite Is My Name
Film festival massacre – Domino
Vertigo rooftop – Domino
“They are mating” – Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Chicken sandwich – Dragged Across Concrete
Finding the key – Dragged Across Concrete
Seeing the elephant – An Elephant Sitting Still
Dancing and sex to A Flock of Seagulls – End of the Century
Moose stands up to bully – The Fanatic
Dinner table discussion – The Farewell
Doctor’s voicemails re: error – First Love
Moving trains – La Flor
“Lost in the Woods” – Frozen II
“Show Yourself” – Frozen II
Climactic fight – Furie
Final battle – Gemini Man
Paintball revenge – Gloria Bell
Kim Min-hee joins people in shop – Grass
Upstairs, downstairs – Grass
Becky’s first onstage flame-out – Her Smell
Final concert – Her Smell
Final act of kindness – A Hidden Life
Last visit – A Hidden Life
Mia Goth floats – High Life
Seamless cut during “Crazy in Love” – Homecoming
Ramona teaches Destiny pole dancing – Hustlers
Scott Walker needle drop – Hustlers
Two girls, one coat – Hustlers
“Usher Is Here” – Hustlers
Performance – I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History As Barbarians
How the hand got separated – I Lost My Body
Ms. Luckmore sells the dress – In Fabric
Sweatshops of Hell (ending) – In Fabric
Frank is told not to destroy the laundry – The Irishman
Jo hesitates before stating the car – The Irishman
Joe Gallo’s story – The Irishman
Joe Pesci makes a salad – The Irishman
Russell gives Frank his orders – The Irishman
Showing up to a meeting in shorts – The Irishman
“They wouldn’t dare” (testimonials) – The Irishman
“Angel of the Morning” – It: Chapter Two
Hallway of weapons – John Wick Ch. 3: Parabellum
Motorcycle chase – John Wick Ch. 3: Parabellum
Wick fights the assassins – John Wick Ch. 3: Parabellum
Jojo ties his mother’s shoes – Jojo Rabbit
Rosie pretends to converse with her husband – Jojo Rabbit
He gets what he fucking deserves – Joker< br> Herbert walking to his execution – Just Mercy
Car chase – Knives Out
Doughnut hole speech – Knives Out
“In for a penny, in for a pound” – Knives Out
Joni tries to dance with Linda – Knives Out
Jimmie tells his home’s history – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Final confrontation – Les Misérables
Curse upon Winslow – The Lighthouse
Dafoe’s long-winded monologue – The Lighthouse
Drunken debauchery and fighting – The Lighthouse
“Hark!” – The Lighthouse
Wake asks Winslow about his cooking – The Lighthouse
Wake grows tentacles – The Lighthouse
Dance like no one’s watching – Little Women
Laurie’s ultimate rejection by Jo – Little Women
Jo visits the publisher (opening) – Little Women
Glass in train station – Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Charlie meets the shark – Marriage Story
Knife wound – Marriage Story
Nicole tells Nora what went wrong – Marriage Story
Opening the letters – Marriage Story
The way Merritt Wever says “pecan pie” – Marriage Story
Michelle Yeoh gets a sword – Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Attestupa – Midsommar
Opening – Midsommar
Ending – Mister America
Gregg sits on a bench – Mister America
Town hall debate – Mister America
“Circle Game” (Sharon driving) – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Cliff vs. Bruce Lee – Once Upon a Time in America
Evil Sexy Hamlet – Once Upon a Time in America
Rick cries for joy – Once Upon a Time in America
Ending – One Cut of the Dead
Halftime speech – Paddleton
Film Q&A by phone – Pain and Glory
Kiss – Pain and Glory
Quick dance to Grace Jones – Pain and Glory
Watching Eduardo paint and bathe – Pain and Glory
Man rises from floor, startles child – Parasite
Peach montage – Parasite
Replacing the housekeeper – Parasite
Ending – Pasolini
Skull in a stewardess’ hat – Pasolini
Ellie might be OK – Pet Sematary
Clip recites – The Plagiarists
Edward Faygohands – Relaxer
Ending – Relaxer
Joni Mitchell sings “Coyote” – Rolling Thunder Revue
Diane Lane pays Matthew McConaughey for sex – Serenity
Venice – The Souvenir
Post-credits scene – Spider-Man: Far From Home
Killing and healing – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Anarchists crash the party – Sunset
Monster emerges from water – Sweetheart
Porn audition – Synonyms
“Dancing on My Own” – Teen Spirit
Fire – Too Late to Die Young
Ducky and Bunny plot to get the key – Toy Story 4
Broken vestibule – Uncut Gems
Howard and Dinah at Passover dinner – Uncut Gems
John Amos – Uncut Gems
Julia gets ready for Howard – Uncut Gems
Julia leaves casino with winnings – Uncut Gems
KG inspects the gem – Uncut Gems
Party with the Weeknd – Uncut Gems
Solution scene – Under the Silver Lake
Hands Across America (finale) – Us
Initial home invasion – Us
Tex on the boat – Us
Killing in the car – The Wandering Soap Opera
Tyler Williams’ life – Waves
Subway station car chase – White Storm 2
Very long discussion about being a writer – The Wild Pear Tree
Helicopter chase – Woman at War

Plus a protest vote for the entire 3D sequence in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, which is too long to be eligible in this category even if it is admittedly awesome. Sorry folks.