Proof

There are very few actually sexy scenes in films. And that’s because it is incredibly hard to do. This is one, from Death Proof, but you need the lead-up too.

Vanessa Ferlito is so great here. I love that she does the scene in flip-flops. That really helps sell it. And just how tight the blocking is, how cohesive the scene is, and just the entire mixture of threat, dread, enticement and strangeness. Nothing else quite like it.

And “I ain’t stalking y’all but I didn’t say I wasn’t a wolf” is such an iconic line.

ZR

One of the best monologues in cinema; Zelda Rubinstein was such a powerful actor. The below is also a favorite. And it features just exceptional writing and blocking.

Such a great scene. “….I am. I just don’t like trick answers.” What a boss. Every line of hers is iconic without being out of place or tonally jarring — that’s quite an achievement.