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Song of the Day #5,716: ‘The Power of Love’ – Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Continuing my countdown of last year’s best films…

Best Films of 2023
#8. All of Us Strangers

In recent years I’ve come to embrace imperfections in the movies I love. In the past, I’ve found myself rationalizing moments that don’t quite land, as if in order to treasure a film I have to first sand away any rough edges. Now, I’m quicker to say “that part didn’t work, but this is still a five-star masterpiece.”

What does that have to do with writer-director Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers, you ask? Well, there’s an element of this film that I haven’t quite wrapped my head around. I really need to rewatch it to figure out how certain pieces fit together with the whole (I apologize for the vagueness, but I’m avoiding spoilers).

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Song of the Day #5,696: ‘Always On My Mind’ – Pet Shop Boys

Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers is another movie with multiple memorable musical moments.

The obvious pick might be Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘The Power of Love,’ which bookends the film and scores one of last year’s most powerful and poignant endings. Or Blur’s ‘Death of a Party,’ used to great effect during a pivotal nightclub sequence.

But I’m going with the Pet Shop Boys cover of ‘Always On My Mind,’ which soundtracks yet another incredibly moving scene.

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