Rose Glass made her hero 50 feet tall inLove Lies Bleeding.

These movie scenes were the best theatrical experiences of the year.

ThisGladiatormovie morphs into aJawsmovie for a few riveting minutes.

John Hurt as Joseph Merrick leans on Freddie Jones as Bytes in The Elephant Man

Much like its predecessor,Twistersmade for a visceral theatrical experience.

But the best tornado set-piece takes place at a rodeo.

Director Lee Isaac Chung masterfully escalates the severity of the storm.

An edited image of Rami Malek in The Amateur and Hayden Penettiere in Scream VI with the Until Dawn video game background.

This eclectic group made for a great ragtag superhero squad.

The emotions are raw and the worldview is bleak.

But in its finale, it veers into surrealism.

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All throughout the movie, Lou has been victimized and surrounded by violence.

Its a glorious moment to see someone finally stand up for Lou.

But the funniest sequence is Jean Kayaks kangaroo-court trial.

Collage of Channing Tatum as Gambit in Deadpool and Wolverine and Paul riding the sandworm in Dune Part Two

When the beavers capture him, they give him his right to due process but its not exactly fair.

Pierre Olivier Persin created some of the greatest prosthetic effects in movie history to bring this monster to life.

And it was a ton of fun to share that shock with an audience.

A naval battle in the Colosseum in Gladiator II

As Elphaba is labeled a wicked witch, she takes to the sky and sings her heart out.

Wickedoriginated as a communal theatrical experience, so its appropriate that the film version has the same crowd-pleasing quality.

Audiences around the world have felt uplifted and inspired by Erivos jaw-dropping performance of Defying Gravity.

Art and Patrick’s final tennis match in Challengers

It hasLord of the Rings-sized battle scenes and epic images like thousands of Fremen saluting Paul Atreides.

But arguably the most dazzling cinematic spectacle in the movie is when Paul rides a sandworm.

This was a truly glorious big-screen moment, complemented by Hans Zimmers music blaring out of the speakers.

A horse at a rodeo in Twisters

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Big Jackie saves Lou in Love Lies Bleeding

Jean in a beaver courtroom in Hundreds of Beavers

Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy) glares at enemy forces over her shoulder while driving her war rig in Furiosa

Demi Moore screaming as part of Monstro Elisasue in The Substance

Elphaba takes flight at the end of Wicked

Paul Atreides riding a sandworm in Dune Part Two

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