This week we have an extra special treat, as Take fave Sanjeev Bhaskar joins Mark in the host’s seat to deliver a funny and insightful episode.

Mark reviews various new releases, including ‘Only the River Flows’, a Chinese neo-noir crime thriller, which sees an ambitious police detective attempt to solve a series of murders from a disused cinema; ‘Swan Song’, an immersive documentary following The National Ballet of Canada as it mounts a legacy-defining new production of Swan Lake; and ‘Alien: Romulus’, a new addition to the sci-fi horror franchise, which sees space colonisers come face-to-face with the most terrifying life-form in the universe while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station.

Will Mark like it, love it, hate it? Listen to find out!

Timecodes (relevant only for the Vanguard - who are also ad-free!):

Only The River Flows Review – 06:46

Box Office Top Ten – 13:14

Swan Song Review – 35:53

Alien: Romulus – 45:33

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