We prayed for good TV and The Girlfriend more than delivered! We review Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke’s deliciously crazy psychosexual thriller: team Cherry or team Laura? Plus, why millennial women have fallen head over heels for The Summer I Turned Pretty, a look at whether Thailand is as ‘dark’ as Zara McDermott’s new documentary portrays, and our verdict on divorce comedy The Roses starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Also: our thoughts on Yellowface author RF Kuang’s new book Katabasis. Enjoy hunnies!Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at&nbsp;<a href="https://officiallondontheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">OfficialLondonTheatre.com</a>.Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20&nbsp;at <a href="https://whiteboxcocktails.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Whiteboxcocktails.com</a>We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/straightuppod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@straightuppod</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@straightuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @straightuppod</a> too!Recs/reviews<ul><li>The Roses, in cinemas now</li><li>Thailand: the dark side of paradise, BBC</li><li>The Girlfriend, Amazon Prime Video</li><li>The Girlfriend: Warning! This sexy oedipal thriller may be too shocking for vanilla viewers, Guardian</li><li>The Summer I Turned Pretty, Prime Video</li><li>Why Are Forty-Something Women Obsessed With The Summer I Turned Pretty?, Vogue</li><li>Why Almost Every Woman You Know Is Obsessed With The Summer I Turned Pretty, Elle</li><li>In ‘The Girlfriend,’ Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke ‘go feral.’ But who’s the real villain?, LA Times</li><li>Katabasis by RF Kuang</li><li>The Problem With RF Kuang's Fiction, Slate</li><li>Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia, Guardian</li></ul>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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