Phantom of the Opera is then followed a little later by Phantom of the Paradise with a more detailed intro – I'll be talking about Phantoms on-screen from 1925 onwards, including this cult classic. Tickets here: showroomcinema.org.uk/film/too-muc...

Had a rewatch of this a couple of nights ago for the first time in maybe ten years. I can’t stand Tom Cruise but Michael Mann is a god tier filmmaker and I can’t deny that this is basically a perfect movie. Cruise clearly born to play an emotionless psychopath…

It seems to be one of those films where it's a criminal offence to have a nuanced or middling opinion on it, which is always fascinating. It is either GREAT ART or TOTAL TRASH.

And then we had a howling good time on the podcast with our guest @craigimann.bsky.social to talk about the history of Werewolves on Film: open.spotify.com/episode/5TOy...

Don't worry about it, I will be there next year if we don't bump into each other before then. The last film was a belter.

You’re very welcome, enjoy it!

You’re welcome and I hope you enjoy it.

Strangely I watched this last night at the Burg Kino in Vienna. I’ll download it to listen to on the plane home.

Thanks Reece! And thanks for giving up your time to be a part of it.

Thanks Kat, I appreciate that a lot. This is my first rodeo and here's another fresh producer lesson learned (of thousands): get the film on Letterboxd and IMDB before you show it to anybody...!

It will be released alongside a new 4K UHD release of Threads from @severinfilms.bsky.social in the not too distant future.