Doctor Who- 'It Takes You Away' review

Mirror World!

We’ve all been there for a lovely weekend away - but would you stay there forever, with either your departed loved ones or A Froggo for company? That’s the question on WHINE+SPACE’s mind this week, and we answer it in the only way we can - by heaping praise on Jodie, bemoaning Ryan and Yaz and displaying cautious optimism about the show.

In other news - Ryan tells a young blind girl that her father has left her to die alone

'It Takes You Away' Review

Doctor Who - ‘The Witchfinders’ review

Witches!

They’re increasingly common in the world, causing mischief and mayhem all on the bidding of the big man himself: The Devil. Which is exactly why they should be rooted out wherever they be - even if that is inside the amiable goon that is Our Jodie.

So, get your Dumping Chairs ready, it’s time to do some proper drownings!

'The Witchfinders' review

Doctor Who - ‘Kerblam!’ review

Kerblam!

That’s exactly what we exclaimed when we were confronted with a mildly enjoyable episode of TVs ‘Doctor Who’ starring the popular character Doctor Who. As Chris Chernobyly and friends offer us some searing social commentary regarding Amazon’s creeping infiltration of every aspect of our lives, we at WHINE+SPACE get ready to ask the big questions - why don’t Ryan and Yaz have definable personalities, has the Doctor gone a bit adorably simple during her transition and is Graham contemplating ending his life via bubble wrap?

Grab your Microsoft Zune and get ready to fill it with the hottest of hot takes!

Kerblam!

'Kerblam!' review

The Tarantino Rewatch Project - ‘Reservoir Dogs’

Tarantino!

He’s an unknown indie director and we think that he’s one to watch. In fact, it turns out he’s got another film coming out next year - ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’, so we thought now would be a great time to drum up some much needed publicity to this under-appreciated and virtually unrecognised auteur, with a look back over his directing career.

More importantly, we wanted to look at our own changing relationship to the chap, from bloodthirsty teenagers to defeated thirty-somethings, so we elected to radically shake things up by starting with his first film, the little-known ‘Reservoir Dogs’!

Stick these audiowaves in your Zune and get listening!

'Reservoir Dogs' retrospect

Doctor Who- 'Demons of the Punjab' review

Yaz!

The time has finally come for this young lady to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight - by going on a lovely visit to her Nan’s wedding and hoping she doesn’t summon some of those bloody Parademons.

Well, too bad - ‘cos that’s exactly what she does. Well, sort of. Look, there’s Yaz, there’s some demons and Our Jodie correctly identifies herself as quite the comedian, what more do you want?

'Demons of the Punjab' review

Doctor Who- 'The Tsuranga Conundrum' review

Nifflers!

You get ‘em stuck in your Warp Pipes and they don’t half play havoc with your ship. People start detonating off into space. Robots start nicking drugs because they might have a problem. Chaps start giving birth out of their bottoms. So, showing the same universe-famous compassion that she displayed with the emergent Sheffield Spider race last week, the Doctor decides that the best way to deal with this is stick a lovely bomb in the lovely NIffler’s mouth - and see if it likes it.

Does it like it? Let’s find out!

'The Tsuranga Conundrum' review

Doctor Who - ‘Arachnids in the UK’ review

Spiders!

Some people love them. But, let’s be fair, most people do not love them and - in fact - are freaked the fuck out by them. Well, if that was their position before this episode then they’re probably not going to feel any more fondly towards them by the end of this week’s adventure.

But, most importantly, will folk have developed greater fondness towards Ryan, Graham and Yaz by the episode’s end? Are these characters popping like poppers at some sort of sex party, or are they laying there flaccid, like the aftermath of some kind of sex party?

There’s only one way to find out!

'Arachnids in the UK' review

Doctor Who - ‘Rosa’ review

Ah, time travel - it’s not all fun and games! Our Jodie’s gang find that out for reals this week, as they travel to 1955 and discover that, contrary to Marty McFly’s experience, racism was kind of a pain in the bum down in Montgomery, Alabama.

So, join WHINE+SPACE as we wait to see whether Our Jodie’s gang can possibly sort things our for Our Rosa without being massively offensive and problematic!

'Rosa' review

Halloween (1978) commentary

HAPPY HALLoh there’s a strange man in the house.

It is the season of spooks and werewolf bah-mitzvahs, so WHINE+SPACE are celebrating in style, by going back to 1978 to take a look at the original ‘Halloween’ (the film, not the event), all in advance of our review of a film that many people are calling ‘Halloween 200’/‘Halloween H40’/‘Halloween 2018’.

So grab your pumpkin, pick up your carving knife and go and stab your naked sister - it’s on!

'Halloween' commentary

Doctor Who - ‘The Ghost Monument’ review

Aaaand she’s back!

Yep, it’s Our Jodie’s first proper trip out now that she’s remembered that she’s the character Doctor Who from the hit TV show ‘Doctor Who’ - and thus you can bet our eyes were glued to the screen and our bums were on the edge of our seats.

Will Ryan master ladders? Will Graham rock some shades in a manner that would make Capaldi envious? Will Yaz do a thing?

Find out the answer to all these questions and many more - as we review ‘The Ghost Monument’!

'The Ghost Monument' review