Cinemafia

Welcome to the fourth episode of 'Cinemafia' – the film-review show where one of us lies. This Week: 'Phantom of the Paradise' – an American rock opera horror comedy from 1974, directed by Brian De Palma. "A composer sells his soul so the woman he loves will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon steals the music to open his rock palace, The Paradise." As always, we recommend you watch the film before listening, as we don't go over the plot in detail and much of our discussion may otherwise be meaningless and frustrating (if it isn't already). The premise: we review a film, but one of the hosts (the Mafia) is covertly distorting their opinion, and it's the job of the other hosts (the Villagers) to deduce who the Mafia is and thus vote for their lynching... while at the same time everyone (hopefully) provides engaging critical analysis. If you would like to know who the Mafia is before listening, head to https://tinyurl.com/cinemafiaspoilers. Next week we will be reviewing ‘Alita: Battle Angel’, a 2