CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 2024

by Toby

my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 2024 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 2024” 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.

+ = actually featured on Froby's 2024 "Best of"

 

VIDEODROME-inspired serenity in the bathroom following Owen's panic attack -

I SAW THE TV GLOW 

     (Schoenbrun)

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the ghosts of the Café de Paris; extended oner shot within the jazz club 

- BLITZ  (McQueen)

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baby "Emi" monster's projectile vomit / acid reflux montage

- ULTRAMAN RISING 

         (Tindle/Aoshima)

all woodland animals collectively attack the evil bots & Brightbill infiltrates RECOS mothership

- THE WILD ROBOT (Sanders)

the tense & uniquely thrilling finale confrontation between "less-lethal" Rambo and Shelby Springs Five-O

- REBEL RIDGE (Saulnier)

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the dam/ levee walls bust open & flood everyone

 - KINGDOM OF THE 

     PLANET OF THE APES 

                          (Ball)

log-splitter dismemberment scene

- IN A VIOLENT NATURE (Nash)

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bird-man's slow learning to fly progress

- THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (Cailley)

Escaping the spider-infested floor + climax with p.d. that follows in the parking garage

 - VERMINES (Vaniček)

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Agent Harker and Browning's investigation suddenly takes a turn for the worse

- LONGLEGS (Oz Perkins)

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title character has a fall in the saddest vacant lot in the world; with no one around to help

- THELMA  (Margolin)

That ending inferno.. During feds raid on the terrorist safe house

- THE ORDER (Kurzel)

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Yana casually looks over Dani's camcorder footage 

- ODDITY (Mc Carthy)

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Feyd Rautha's sadistic arena celebration on Giedi Prime - under the black & white sun

- DUNE 2 (Villeneuve)

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the baby ANNETTE puppet recreates the Bowie "Modern  Love" scene from MAUVAIS SANG (1986)

- C'EST PAS MOI (Carax)

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Count Orlok's carriage arrives in an eerily still clearing

- NOSFERATU (Eggers)

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the crying baby / long hallway shot 

- THE COFFEE TABLE (Casas)

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beware Takumi's sudden wrath

EVIL DOES NOT EXIST 

               (Hamaguchi)

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At long last, Mrs. Toth tears down that bitch-ass Van Buren

- THE BRUTALIST (Corbet)

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Prologue / first 12 mins. Baby sister "Alia" in utero, Fremen guerillas stealthily ambushing the Harkonnen, etc.

- DUNE 2 (Villeneuve)

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hypnotic climactic tennis match

- CHALLENGERS (Guadagnino)

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Bobita's face app starts to glitch while livestreaming in the restroom

- DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (Jude)

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the beavers put Jean on trial

- HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS 

            (Cheslik)

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the big war rig ambush/rescue at the bullet farm 

- FURIOSA (George Miller)

+

monstro Liz's bloody rampage finale

- THE SUBSTANCE (Fargeat)

+

Escaping the fire into a flooding basement

- LA BÊTE (Bonello)

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also, this scene ↓

flashback of Aussie magistrate who got caught beating off 🤣

(MEMOIRS OF A SNAIL)

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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 

2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 

1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 

1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980