{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d881e66b89322b9dc2bd55/68caebcb48fcec38e980e9c1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Summer I Turned Pretty, marriage resentment and The Girlfriend","description":"<p>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!</p><p><br></p><p>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>.</p><p><br></p><p>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></p><p><br></p><p>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!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recs/reviews</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Roses, in cinemas now</li><li>Thailand: the dark side of paradise, BBC</li><li>Antioxidant scanning at BACKSTAGE Salon </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><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>.</p>","author_name":"Straight Up"}