my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 2021 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 2021” 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. Did I mention I love movies?
+ = was actually featured on Toby's 2021 "Best of"
- THE DEEP HOUSE
(Bustillo/Maury)
- TITANE (Ducournau)
+
the abandoned plaza shootout.. dazzling action served up by the late Benny Chan
the complex heist to break Trinity out of the Matrix 2.0 + the pursuit that follows -
the Cappa siblings last moment with their parents.. M. Night continues to smuggle surprisingly tender moments into genre horror. I love the way the scene is cut & shot too - with the camera drifting to & away from the action like ocean surf
- RAGING FIRE (Chan)
THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
(Lana Wachowski)
- OLD (Shyamalan)
King Shark loves the colorful creatures in Starro's tank.. poor guy thought he found a friend
the below-mentioned Duel in all its frenetic glory.. Somehow even better than Scott's own cinematic skirmishes in both GLADIATOR (2000) and KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (2005)
Brianna summons the title character while in police custody.. Flaws aside, this scene alone makes the movie worthy of its namesake + a solid palate cleanser after forgettable parts 2 & 3
- THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Gunn)
- THE LAST DUEL
(Ridley Scott)
+
- CANDYMAN [reboot]
(DaCosta)
a very spooky pit stop at Saint Winifred's
Every appearance of the "three witches".. All played by the captivating Kathryn Hunter - 
Those trippy corridor dreams/nightmares
Finale mayhem at armored car depot
**who else wants Lowery to take a stab at horror now?**
- THE GREEN KNIGHT (Lowery)
THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
(Joel Coen)
- COME TRUE (A. Scott Burns)
+
- WRATH OF MAN (Ritchie)
Julie stops time.. Fellini-worthy magic realism -
THE WORST PERSON
IN THE WORLD
(J.Trier)
+
Amin is finally able to be himself at the Rose club 
The bus fight.. One old man vs 5 troglodytes harassing a young passenger..
**cue Daft Punk's "Veridis Quo" & cue my tears**
- FLEE (Rasmussen)
+
"I'm gonna fuck you up"
vision of Jesus on the cross gives title character a paingasm.. an unholy tsunami of sacred-profane
- NOBODY (Naishuller)
+
- BENEDETTA (Verhoeven)
+
The ultraviolent arrival of "Lamb" at police HQ.. Never trust balloon delivery
- COPSHOP (Carnahan)
The getaway truck runs out of gas.. Paul gets a lot of praise for his dramatic chops but he deserves equal recognition for little funny bits like this
"What is War?" Adventure film within a film
Duncan Idaho's dynamic escape during the Harkonnen coup
that bonkers ecstatic screaming -
"Gabriel" is released on unsuspecting prisoners & cops at the jailhouse.. It's Frank Henenlotter meets BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99
those playful & unexpectedly late opening titles..
montage of Baby Annette's early viral success
all the performances in front of the flickering blue, red, & pink Sun
The source of Jessica's mysterious thunder "boom" finally revealed
The entire re-imagined prologue number.. just inject that pure movie magic straight into my veins, Señor Spielbergo
- LICORICE PIZZA
(P.T. Anderson)
+
- LABYRINTH OF CINEMA
(Ôbayashi)
+
- DUNE: PART ONE
(Villeneuve)
+
RED POST ON
ESCHER STREET (Sono)
+
- MALIGNANT (Wan)
+
- DRIVE MY CAR
(Hamaguchi)
+
- ANNETTE (Carax)
+
- EMA (Larrain)
+
- MEMORIA (Weerasethakul)
+
- WEST SIDE STORY
(Spielberg)
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also, this batshit scene where "PG" swallows the Paladin King whole
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