‘Saltburn’
Saltburn is a movie for freaks (affectionate), and it’s now streaming on Amazon Prime. This shamelessly sexual dark comedy from filmmaker Emerald Fennell may not be perfect, but it sure is fun. Oscar-nominated Barry Keoghan stars as a quiet, working-class Oxford University student who becomes obsessed with his rich, attractive, and popular classmate, Felix, played by Jacob Elordi. The two boys spend the summer at Felix’s lavish family estate, Saltburn, where class and family dynamics spiral out of control. Like Promising Young Woman, Fennell’s equally divisive 2020 dark comedy, the world of Saltburn is a heightened reality—all bold, saturated colors—filled with absurd, almost cartoonish characters. You may have complaints, but it will keep you entertained—and horny—from start to finish.