Writers Room: The Best Movie Moments of 2020 (Part 2)

On the January 7, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film managing editor Jacob Hall is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to count down the best movie moments of 2020 (part two!). Opening Banter: Get ready for round two. If you’d like to avoid all discussion of Nomadland, skip from 41:05-43:40. If you’d like to avoid all discussion of One Night in Miami, skip from 46:00-49:57. If you'd like to avoid all discussion of Promising Young Woman, skip from 57:09-01:04:35. Here is our unranked list of moments: 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 Caroline’s Death in Host The Ending of Hunter Hunter The Dinner in I’m Thinking of Ending Things Levee’s Backstory in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Malcolm X Chastises Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami The First Painting Reveal in The Painter and the Thief Hearing Ryan’s Voice in Promising Young Woman The Rooftop Escape in Run Shirley and Rose Stand on the Cliff in Shirley Billy’s Phone Call in The Vast of Night The Healing Scene in Wolfwalkers Walking Through the Hearst Castle Grounds in Mank The Fireside Encounter/Lost at Sea in His House Flying a Kite in The Personal History of David Copperfield The Final Concert in Bill and Ted Face the Music Ruben is Asked to Leave the House in Sound of Metal Rose Loses Her Virginity in Extra Ordinary Lost in the Crawlspace in Relic A Drafty Proposal (aka Bill Nighy vs. a Draft) in Emma. The Final Scene in Sound of Metal Elizabeth Debicki is Tall in Tenet The Giant Monster Appears in Underwater The Courtroom “Observe and Report” Moment in Mangrove Carrie Coon Dances in The Nest Nicolas Cage Screams About the Alpacas in Color Out of Space “See you down the road” in Nomadland Check back on /Film.com next week for the complete, ranked version of this list. All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Liquid IV and use my code FILMWEEKLY for a great deal: https://www.liquid-iv.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy