[re-upload from the now defunct wanderingimage tumblr January 2018]
my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 2017 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 2017” list, but at least had incredible segments that stayed with me since first viewing. Scenes that I’m sure I’ll want to re-visit again and again.
+ = was actually featured on Toby's 2017 "Best of"
- BABY DRIVER (Edgar Wright)
The Marshall Gang’s holdup at the mansion goes horribly & hilariously wrong. The entire finale reminded me of a funnier version of GREEN ROOM’s ending (though that is admittedly a much better movie)
K’s Spinner is attacked & crash lands in a junkyard. Plus the horrifying gunner drone that comes to his aid 
Linda playing with that toy popgun thing while something sinister hides in the hallway 
Laura is not the vulnerable child she appears to be.. **X-23′s attack on Pierce’s militia** 
Diana’s attack on the first German stronghold. The No Man’s Land sequence that comes right before this might be more visually iconic but I love when she finally unleashes on all the Krauts in the nearby village 
a voicemail to mom 
Freakish supernatural things begin to happen at the ballet show 
big fight that ensues with the red Praetorian Guards. **after a key character is killed. Nudge nudge wink wink** - 
Sook-hee's unrelenting attack on fleeing baddies aboard a city bus. She's like "some sort of... non... giving up... Killer guy” - Bart Simpson 
The final 9 minutes of the film. Beginning at the oil rig, then to Enchanted Rock, and finally Patti Smith.. Very hopeful and optimistic imagery & words 
The lip-synching of Sinatra’s "My Way" on the mall stairwell. At first it’s kind of funny but it devolves into being spooky & melancholy like the “In Dreams” bit in Lynch’s BLUE VELVET 
Miguel first sings "Un Poco Loco" on stage 
Farrier's Spitfire is out of gas. One final miracle at the beaches of Dunkirk 
Moonee's goodbye & the iPhone footage of running at DisneyWorld that closes the film. I know some viewers felt like it was tonally happy but it filled me with sadness. What kind of future do these kids have to look forward to? I personally did not interpret these final moments as rosy optimism. Felt more wistful & bittersweet to me
A very tense surprise dinner. The moment is Woodcock’s entire neurosis in a nutshell.. 
Mija and Okja first re-united during the tunnel escape + the mall chase that follows 
first visual depiction of “the sunken place”. I can't remember the last time a moment from a genre Horror flick made me feel so profoundly sad
also this;
- I DON’T FEEL AT HOME
IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE (Blair)
- BLADE RUNNER 2049
(Villeneuve)
Mr. Perlman’s ending monologue.. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house at our screening. More powerful work from Michael Stuhlbarg
- CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
(Guadagnino)
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- ANNABELLE: CREATION
(David F. Sandberg)
- LOGAN (Mangold)
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- WONDER WOMAN
(Patty Jenkins)
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- LADY BIRD (Gerwig)
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The baby xenomorph stretches its arms out for David. An unexpected moment of wonder in an ALIEN movie
- ALIEN: COVENANT
(Ridley Scott)
- THELMA (Joachim Trier)
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STAR WARS:
THE LAST JEDI (Rian Johnson)
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- THE VILLAINESS
(Byung-gil Jung)
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- SONG TO SONG (Malick)
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- NOCTURAMA (Bonello)
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- COCO (Molina/Unkrich)
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- DUNKIRK [IMAX] (Nolan)
- THE FLORIDA PROJECT
(Sean Baker)
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It’s just asparagus, you poor sick bastard
- PHANTOM THREAD
(P.T. Anderson)
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"The Beast" crawling on the corridor ceiling, smashing light bulbs, etc. Really that whole ending sequence leading up to the police car..
- SPLIT (Shyamalan)
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- OKJA (Bong joon-ho)
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- GET OUT (Jordan Peele)
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incredible moment from TV courtesy of David Lynch. Sure TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN may not be a feature film, but it does function as a type of longform cinema. If it had been edited for & released in cinemas as an epic 17hr beast, this part might rival everything on the above list;
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