Daisy Edgar-Jones on the horrors of modern dating.

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A date who tried to buy you dinner with a magazine coupon. A date who got drunk and started sobbing about their ex.

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Disney’s twisted new thriller Fresh is a cautionary tale that might just persuade you to swear off dating for good.

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Case in point: Chad, a crashingly dull man who Noa has the misfortune of having dinner with in the opening scene.

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He offers her cotton candy-flavoured grapes, flashes a charming smile.

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