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THE VIEWING GUIDE
A deep dive into the must-see moments from the month’s big release
Alamy
Fresh
A MISOGYNISTIC SUITOR, a cannibalistic cabal, and an attempt to bite a penis off — not the kind of fare you’d usually expect to find on Disney+. But that’s exactly where Fresh, director Mimi Cave and writer Lauryn Kahn’s equally funny and horrifying cinematic answer to the question “Just how bad can this date be?”, landed earlier this year, its twists, turns and jaw-dropping reveal making it a word-of-mouth hit. Here, the pair talk us through the film’s most pivotal moments.
FIRST DATE FAIL
We meet Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) in her car, preparing herself for a first date with a guy named Chad (Brett Dier) — yes, that’s his actual name, and yes, he’s wearing a T-shirt with a scarf, for some reason. It doesn’t go well. He kills the mood with logistics about paying, rudeness to their waitress and comments about Noa’s supposed lack of femininity. “It’s a universal experience, the bad date,” says Kahn. “Most women have experience of that kind of casual misogyny, or condescension, and we wanted you to empathise with Noa’s character right away.”