Straight Up

Saoirse Ronan, Louis Theroux’s lost touch, Tom Holland and Zendaya


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Happy Halloween hunnies! Why does it feel like the once brilliant Louis Theroux has become our embarrassing uncle? His new Spotify podcast season has revealed him to be narcissistic and underprepared, so we assess potential causes. Plus, our thoughts on two viral celeb videos: Saoirse Ronan's mic-drop moment on Graham Norton, and Tom Holland 'saving' Zendaya. We also come armed with two excellent what to watch reccos: zombie drama Generation Z and a biopic about the most provocative rappers today.

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Reccos/culture discussed

  • Law Roach, the architect of Zendaya’s red carpet style, The New Yorker 
  • Generation Z, Channel 4 
  • Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades (Joel Golby) Guardian
  • Kudu Grill 
  • The Louis Theroux Podcast, Spotify 
  • The Louis Theroux Podcast review — his worst interview yet, Times 
  • Grounded with Louis Theroux BBC Sounds
  • Kneecap, BFI Player 
  • “She’s Fascinating Eating Cornflakes”: The Endlessly Alluring Saoirse Ronan On Blitz, Kids And Marital Bliss
  • The Outrun, in cinemas now
  • Blitz, in cinemas now 
  • Paul Mescal enters the arena, GQ 
  • Big Boys, Channel 4


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