Awards season is about to start its big push. We still have Steven Spielberg’s historical drama, The Post, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread – which just so happens to be Daniel Day-Lewis’s last movie as well – on the horizon. But there’s been plenty to enjoy so far in 2017, a year of big movies and small movies and some tremendous movie moments in both. You may have forgotten about some of these – stuff moves pretty fast these days – so this Turkey Day, here’s 12 movie moments to be thankful for in 2017…
1The Sunken Place in GET OUT
Jordan Peele’s race-based horror is still one of the very best films and very best moments of the year. It announced Peele’s presence as a force to be reckoned with, and the ripple effect has led him to more upcoming projects that sound fantastic. It also announced Daniel Kaluuya as a star.
The moment it became clear we were in the presence of greatness, however, was our first introduction to The Sunken Place. Katherine Keener’s hypnotherapist Missy gets her chance to send unsuspecting Chris into a nightmarish nothingness below the surface of reality. It is a shocking moment that sets the stage for the rest of the film, and a turning point in 21st-century horror.
