The 50 Best Movie Moments of 2023 (Part 3)

On the January 18, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Jacob Hall, BJ Colangelo, Brad Oman, editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista, and staff writer Ryan Scott to finalize the 50 best movie moments of 2023.

Opening Banter: 

In Our Feature Presentation:

• Let the games conclude!

Here's the full list (spoilers for this episode, if you haven't listened yet):

1. Theater Camp - The Final Song
2. Nimona - “I see you, Nimona.”
3. The Iron Claw - Kerry Meets His Brothers in the Afterlife
4. Air - Sonny Vaccaro’s Pitch Monologue to Michael Jordan
5. Past Lives - The Ending
6. The Zone of Interest - The Ending
7. Bottoms - Fighting the Football Team
8. When Evil Lurks - The Dog Attack
9. Down Low - The Dance Scene
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - The Bard Spell Breaks
11. Eileen - The Twist is Revealed
12. Oppenheimer - The Trinity Test 
13. Barbie - What Was I Made For
14. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - The “No Diggity” Montage
15. Killers of the Flower Moon - The Radio Show Ending
16. Anatomy of a Fall - The Flashback Argument
17. The Pope’s Exorcist – Russell Crowe on the Scooter
18. May December - Joe Smokes With His Son on the Roof
19. John Wick: Chapter 4 - The Stairs Fight
20. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - No Sleep Til Brooklyn
21. No Hard Feelings - Percy Sings “Maneater”
22. Chevalier - The Opening Violin Battle
23. Napoleon - Cannonballs Through the Ice
24. M3GAN - The Dance Attack
25. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes – Lucy Gray Sings at the Reaping
26. How to Blow Up a Pipeline - They Blow Up a Pipeline
27. Poor Things - Bella and Duncan Hit the Dance Floor
28. All of Us Strangers - The Diner Scene
29. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One - Climbing Through the Train
30. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret - Mom Cries About Her Parents
31. The Boy and the Heron – The World Collapses 
32. Ferrari - The Fatal Car Crash
33. The Holdovers – The City Montage
34. The Killer - The Botched Assassination
35. Saltburn - The Bathtub Scene
36. Asteroid City – The Actor and the Actress Talk
37. BlackBerry - Glenn Howerton Loses His Shit
38. Creed III - The Final Boxing Match in the Empty Stadium
39. Knock at the Cabin - Oh Shit, It’s Real
40. Skinamarink – The Phone Jumpscare 
41. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Gwen and Her Dad
42. The Blackening - Turning the Gun the Right Way
43. Godzilla Minus One - Godzilla’s Big Attack on Japan 
44. Godzilla Minus One - The Boats Assemble and the Godzilla Theme Kicks In
45. Barbie - I’m Just Ken
46. Fast X - Jason Momoa Paints A Corpse’s Toenails
47. Oppenheimer - The Ending
48. Killers of the Flower Moon – Lily Gladstone Asks Leo to Listen
49. American Fiction - Monk Confronts Sintara Golden About Her Book
50. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Miles’ Big Escape

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