Saltburn (2023): Bathtub Lust, Envious Obsession and and the Most Divisive Film Of The Year

Ben & Rob slurp up ‘Saltburn’, the social media sensation directed by Emerald Fennell of ‘Promising Young Woman’ fame. Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, Alison Oliver and Archie Madekwe the film surfed a wave of buzz driven by it’s casts multiple prior hits (Banshees of Inisherin, Gran Turismo and Euphoria to name just a few).

‘Saltburn’ tells the story of young undergraduate Oliver Quick and his deadly obsession with classmate Felix Catton, spending a magical yet malicious summer at his family home of Saltburn with terrifying consequences. A tale of upper class excess as much as it is quasi-sexual longing for what we cannot have, ‘Saltburn’ holds the dubious claim of being the most-commonly mentioned movie of 2023 for us to cover, and until the nominations were announced we were certain it would be an Oscar nominee. But is ‘Saltburn’ the anti-aristocracy movie that some have taken it to be? Or a series of cheap shocks strung together as a feckless homage to ‘The Talented Mr Ripley”? What’s the significance of the bull motif used constantly throughout the film? And why have users of all three social media platforms we post on been sending us hate mail all week?! 

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