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Things get very tense in episode 5 as the games continue to unfold. Here’s our review of Squid Game season 2 episode 5.

Warning! Spoilers for previous episodes but none for episode 5!

There’s a really strong case to be made why weekly releases are better for TV shows. For one, they give you time to process what’s happened in each episode rather than just mindlessly binging every episode in quick succession. It also keeps the show in question in the public consciousness longer when a new episode emerges every week.

But I am incredibly happy Squid Game season 2 has been released all at once.

Last episode ended on a cliffhanger during the next game, which included our teams to complete minigames on a circular game course.

I mentioned in the last review that the cliffhanger isn’t quite as effective as it would be if this was released weekly, but...

Fans and critics alike praised Netflix’s Squid Game, which went on to become another popular series for the streaming site. It has been a while since we learned that the series will receive a second season, the premiere date of which is coming up very, very soon.

The first season, which aired in 2021 and included nine episodes, was followed by the release of the reality spin-off Squid Game: The Challenge in 2023. Netflix is gradually getting ready for the second season’s premiere, whose premiere is set for December 26, 2024, and what is the best way to do it than with the first full official trailer for the upcoming season?

Yes, Netflix has finally released the official trailer for the second season of Squid Game and we are, of course, going to bring it to you here in this report, alongside other information about the upcoming second season, whose premiere is exactly one month away.

July Jung made one of the best recent debuts of recent times in Korean cinema back in 2014 with her “A Girl at My Door”, a gritty and superbly acted social drama which screened in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes Film Festival. It went on to receive much critical acclaim and multiple awards at film festivals, with both the director and lead actress Bae Doona receiving praise and accolades for their work. Jung instantly became a director to watch out for but little did we know that it would take eight years before she would step behind the camera again for “Next Sohee”, which closed the International Critics’ Week at Cannes this year.

“Next Sohee” is available from Echelon Studios

Bright, cheerful and feisty Sohee is like any other high schooler who wants to be a dancer, loves hanging out with her friends and boyfriend and would readily fight...

A student experiences the grim realities of the workplace in July Jung’s chilling portrait of a generation of South Koreans let down by society

The future is not so much a prize to be seized by the young as it is bleak, foreclosed and unrelenting in this drama from South Korean director July Jung. Sohee (Kim Si-Eun) is a free-spirited high schooler with a fiercely independent streak and a love of dance. At school, her teacher pulls her aside and shares the good news: he’s found her an internship at a call centre. But the signs that she will hate the job are there on day one: during training, managers advise staff – all young, all female, all considered expendable – what lipstick to wear.

The film was inspired by a news story about a student who killed themselves while on a work placement, and one can sense Jung (who...

July Jung made one of the best recent debuts of recent times in Korean cinema back in 2014 with her “A Girl at My Door”, a gritty and superbly acted social drama which screened in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes Film Festival. It went on to receive much critical acclaim and multiple awards at film festivals, with both the director and lead actress Bae Doona receiving praise and accolades for their work. Jung instantly became a director to watch out for but little did we know that it would take eight years before she would step behind the camera again for “Next Sohee”, which closed the International Critics' Week at Cannes this year.

Next Sohee will be released in cinemas in the UK, starting June 14, courtesy of day for night

Bright, cheerful and feisty Sohee is like any other high schooler who wants to be a dancer, loves hanging...