Join us for a chat about Saltburn, the black comedy thriller that had everyone talking in 2023. Emerald Fennel's film tells the story of Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan), a scholarship kid at Oxford who befriends the charming, fabulously wealthy aristocrat Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi). When Oliver's father dies unexpectedly, Oliver is reluctant to return home to his mother, who struggles with substance problems and mental illness, and so Felix kindly invites him to stay over summer at his family home, Saltburn. It's there that Oliver meets Felix's unconventional family, and he soon finds himself irresistibly drawn into an intoxicating world of sex, death and hedonism.

In the podcast today, we're talking nostalgia and vibes as we reminisce about the good old days of 2007, when indie music ruled the world and the height of teenage fashion was a Topshop dress or a Jack Wills hoodie. Does Saltburn signal a vibe shift back to the sounds and sights of the early 00s? And does the film succeed in its attempt to portray dark desires, complex relationships and psychological depth, or is it all just style over substance?

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