Simon sits down with actor-writer-director Emerald Fennell to discuss her new, star-studded, class-skewering, psychological thriller ‘Saltburn’, which sees an Oxford scholarship student drawn into the world of a charming aristocrat when he invites him to his family’s sprawling country estate.  

Mark reviews ‘The Automat’, a Mel Brooks-fronted documentary centered on the vending machine popularised in the 20th Century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery; ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, the Palme d’Or winning crime thriller about the trial of a woman accused of murdering her husband in their remote chalet in the French Alps; ‘Dream Scenario’, a surreal comedy about a hapless family man, played by Nicolas Cage, who finds his life upended when millions of strangers start seeing him in their dreams.  

Plus, Mark and Simon take us through the Box Office Top 10 and the film events worth catching in this week’s What’s On.  

Time Codes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are ad-free!): 

09:15 The Automat Review 

20:48 Box Office Top Ten  

36:56 Emerald Fennell Interview 

52:35 Laughter Lift 

55:18 Anatomy of a Fall Review 

01:03:38 Dream Scenario Review 

01:12:06 What's On 

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