FRESH
One of my favorite Sundance titles of 2022 is coming to Hulu today, and I need you all to watch it. Written by Lauryn Kahn and directed by Mimi Cave, FRESH (trailer here) is a wickedly funny and spine-chilling feminist thriller that depicts the horrors of modern dating as seen through the eyes of a young woman (Daisy Edgar-Jones) whose new date (Sebastian Stan) seems to have an, uh, “unusual appetite,” as Hulu’s description puts it. (Consider this my attempt at recommending the film without spoiling anything!) In her dazzling directorial debut, Mimi puts a deliciously dark comedic spin on the commodification of female bodies in our current consumption-oriented dating culture, all the while giving us stunning visuals (and warning: there will be some gore). Daisy and Sebastian also delivered incredible performances that are simultaneously contained and wild. It is one of those films that I can’t stop thinking about weeks later, and I urge you all to tune in this weekend!
—Mimi Li, Development Assistant
