not a completed list, adding things along the way.

——　 best acting perfomances - the big reactions

• daniel day-lewis in there will be blood ⋆ the iconic baptism scene
• leonardo dicaprio in shutter island ⋆ honey where are the kids?
• mads mikkelsen in riders of justice ⋆ bathroom scene
• tobey macguire in brothers ⋆ sam loses it
• toni collette in hereditary ⋆ the dinner scene
• rosamund pike in hostiles ⋆ i'll bury my family

——　 best acting performances - in praise of subtle performance

• michelle pfeiffer in white oleander ⋆ the last visitation
• oscar isaac in agora ⋆ orestes and synesisus talk

——　 monologues i love

• jack huston in the longest ride ⋆ i just want you to be happy
• rebecca ferguson in the red tent ⋆ only a daughter
• v for vendetta ⋆ i can't breathe

—— favorite movie scenes

• a star is born ⋆ always remember us this way ♬
• captain fantastic ⋆ sweet child o' mine ♬
• step up 2 ⋆ final dance
• the da vinci code ⋆ she will rest beneath starry skies
• the village ⋆ he will come back
• g.i. jane ⋆ (suck my d*ck)
• hidalgo ⋆ (let her buck, brother)
• the descent 2 ⋆ the scream
• gerald's game ⋆ the moonlight man's trial

——　 best fight scenes

• extreme job ⋆ wait they can fight?
• the man from nowhere ⋆ final fight
• raze ⋆ sabrina vs zoe
• troy ⋆ achilles vs. hector