Jonathan Glazer, Perfect Days, Madame Web, Shoshana & Wicked Little Letters

This week, director Jonathan Glazer talks to Simon about his Bafta award-winning and Oscar-nominated historical drama ‘The Zone of Interest, which follows the commandant of Auschwitz and his wife, as they strive to build a dream life for their family in a house next to the camp.

Meanwhile, Mark gives his take on an array of new releases, including ‘Perfect Days’, Wim Wenders’ latest offering, which follows a toilet cleaner in Tokyo, who finds joy in the mundane, but beautiful, details of everyday life; ‘Madame Web’, Dakota Johnson’s first superhero outing, which sees her play a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance and must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead; ‘Shoshana’, Michael Winterbottom’s biographical thriller about the tragic, real life love story between Shoshana Borochov and Tom Wilkin, set against the British Mandate in Palestine; and ‘Wicked Little Lies’, a star-studded British black comedy about a real life scandal that saw residents of a quaint Sussex town receive letters filled with obscenities and hilarious profanity.

Plus, Mark and Simon tell us about your own cinematic events happening around the country.

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

12:29 Perfect Days review

23:46 Box Office Top 10

29:48 Madame Web review

37:00 Jonathan Glazer interview

53:43 Shoshana review

01:03:49 What’s On

01:04:47 Wicked Little Letters review

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