TV Series
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ – Critics Weigh In Ahead of Its Netflix Premiere
Netflix’s “Squid Game: The Challenge“, set to premiere on November 22nd, has sparked a mix of anticipation and skepticism among viewers and critics. This real-life adaptation of the hit Korean drama “Squid Game” involves 456 contestants vying for a $4.56 million prize, with the challenges being non-lethal (dang it) but still mentally and physically demanding.
Positive reviews highlight the show’s compelling narrative and engaging format. The Guardian praised it as a distillation of the best of reality TV, describing it as “sports day, vintage Big Brother, The Traitors, the Stanford prison experiment; it’s one of those funhouses on lorries that you get at the local fair… But as a gameshow, as the spectacle it sets out to be, it is very hard to look away”. The Independent, acknowledging the shift from the original series’ anti-capitalist themes to a more consumerist approach, still lauds it as “an epic of its genre”. The Daily Beast commends the show for living up to the original’s intrigue, stating, “It still manages to stand up to the original show, with new twists that match up to Squid Game’s intrigue—which is saying a lot, considering how thrilling the original was”.
However, the show has also faced criticism for its ethical implications. The Daily Beast pointed out the irony of converting the original show’s critique of capitalism into a reality-TV spectacle, even as it acknowledged the darkly engrossing nature of the adaptation. Slant Magazine labeled the show as “morally dubious” and a “morally bankrupt drag”, critiquing its approach to adapting dystopian fiction into a reality show and noting its repetitiveness and predictability.
Despite these mixed reviews, “Squid Game: The Challenge” is undoubtedly generating buzz and debate, reflecting the complexities of adapting a popular fiction into reality TV. The show seems to balance high-stakes drama with ethical quandaries, offering viewers a unique entertainment experience. Whether it will live up to the hype or fall short of expectations remains to be seen, but it certainly has caught the public’s attention.
Drawing parallels to Mr. Beast’s wildly popular gameshow adaptation, which has already amassed over half a billion views, “Squid Game: The Challenge” is poised to be a sensational hit for Netflix. You can watch Mr. Beast’s video below and mark your calendars for the Netflix series premiere on November 22nd.
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News
Travis Kelce Joins Cast on Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie’
Football star Travis Kelce is going Hollywood. At least that is what Dahmer Emmy award-winning star Niecy Nash-Betts announced on her Instagram page yesterday. She posted a video of herself on set of the new Ryan Murphy FX series Grotesquerie.
“This is what happens when WINNERS link up‼️ @killatrav Welcome to Grostequerie[sic]!” she wrote.
Standing just out of frame is Kelce who suddenly steps in to say, “Jumping into new territory with Niecy!” Nash-Betts appears to be in a hospital gown while Kelce is dressed as an orderly.
Not much is known about Grotesquerie, other than in literary terms it means a work filled with both science fiction and extreme horror elements. Think H.P. Lovecraft.
Back in February Murphy released an audio teaser for Grotesquerie on social media. In it, Nash-Betts says in part, “I don’t know when it started, I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s different now. There’s been a shift, like something’s opening up in the world — a kind of hole that descends into a nothingness…”
There hasn’t been an official synopsis released regarding Grotesquerie, but keep checking back to iHorror for further details.
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TV Series
‘The Boys’ Season 4 Official Trailer Shows Off Supes On A Killing Spree
This is one of the most anticipated TV shows of the year. Amazon Prime drops the official trailer for The Boys season 4, showing off complete chaos. The show will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video on June 13th of this year and will have a 3-episode premiere. Check out the official trailer and more about this new season below.
This season’s synopsis states: “The world is on the brink. Victoria Neuman is closer than ever to the Oval Office and under the muscly thumb of Homelander, who is consolidating his power. Butcher, with only months to live, has lost Becca’s son and his job as The Boys’ leader. The rest of the team are fed up with his lies. With the stakes higher than ever, they have to find a way to work together and save the world before it’s too late.”
This season will star Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Claudia Doumit, and Cameron Crovetti. This season will also welcome Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
The 4th season of The Boys will consist of a total of 8 episodes and after the 3-episode premiere, 1 episode will be released every Thursday after that. Are you excited for this next chapter in The Boys series? Let us know in the comments below. Also, check out the official teaser trailer for Season 4 below.
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New to Netflix (U.S.) This Month [May 2024]
Another month means fresh additions to Netflix. Although there aren’t many new horror titles this month, there are still some notable movies well worth your time. For instance, you can watch Karen Black try to land a 747 jet in Airport 1979, or Casper Van Dien kill giant insects in Paul Verhoeven’s bloody sci-fi opus Starship Troopers.
We are looking forward to the Jennifer Lopez sci-fi action movie Atlas. But let us know what you are going to watch. And if we have missed something, put it in the comments.
May 1:
Airport
A blizzard, a bomb, and a stowaway help create the perfect storm for the manager of a Midwestern airport and a pilot with a messy personal life.
Airport ’75
When a Boeing 747 loses its pilots in a midair collision, a member of the cabin crew must take control with radio help from a flight instructor.
Airport ’77
A luxury 747 packed with VIPs and priceless art goes down in the Bermuda Triangle after being hijacked by thieves — and time for a rescue is running out.
Jumanji
Two siblings discover an enchanted board game that opens a door to a magical world — and unwittingly release a man who’s been trapped inside for years.
Hellboy
A half-demon paranormal investigator questions his defense of humans when a dismembered sorceress rejoins the living to wreak brutal vengeance.
Starship Troopers
When fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires, an infantry unit heads to the aliens’ planet for a showdown.
May 9
Bodkin
A ragtag crew of podcasters sets out to investigate mysterious disappearances from decades earlier in a charming Irish town with dark, dreadful secrets.
May 15
The Clovehitch Killer
A teenager’s picture-perfect family is torn apart when he uncovers unnerving evidence of a serial killer close to home.
May 16
Upgrade
After a violent mugging leaves him paralyzed, a man receives a computer chip implant that allows him to control his body — and get his revenge.
Monster
After being abducted and taken to a desolate house, a girl sets out to rescue her friend and escape from their malicious kidnapper.
May 24
Atlas
A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
The Camp Cretaceous gang come together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.
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