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The Good and The Bad of Squid Game (2021)

Posted on October 20, 2021January 11, 2023 by Keri O'Shea

It’s a little curious, speaking from a personal perspective, that Netflix’s Squid Game has turned into such a break-out success. This is not to claim it’s anything other than great TV – in many respects, it is – but, given the sheer amount of new series routinely arriving on the streaming service, for a Korean […]

The Handmaiden (2016)

Posted on July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 by Keri O'Shea

Whilst it’s over ten years since director Park Chan-wook began stepping back from the beautiful, but brutal revenge sagas which first brought him to our attention, it’s nonetheless fair to say that I was surprised by The Handmaiden, his most recent feature. Although in some ways you can see commonality – deceptive appearances, surveillance, sexuality […]