‘Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker’ review

Well, there we go.

Apparently we’re at the end of ‘The Skywalker Saga’ and you can bet your bottom dollar that WHINE+SPACE are gonna be here to give you our thoughts. At length. Some would say too much length.

Before you begin, please bear in mind that this is a SPOILER FILLED review from the very outset, so don’t listen until you’ve seen that there Skywalker rise like lovely Jakku bread

'The Rise of Skywalker' review

Star Wars - The Last Jedi’ commentary

Old dependable Star Wars, eh?

It comes around like clockwork, and each time the assembled fandom collectively welcomes the latest offering into their hearts to treasure for all time.

Except, no. Much like calling a poorly-judged referendum, ‘The Last Jedi’ had the effect of exposing some pretty profound differences of opinion in the fan base and stoked flame wars the likes of which we haven’t seen since the prequels. So, two years after the film’s release and two weeks before ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ hits the cinemaplex, WHINE+SPACE sit down to look back at Episode VIII, looking at its strengths, its flaws - and trying to decide what it is about the film that produced such diverse and passionate views.

Buckle up - we’ve got a bad feeling about this!

'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' commentary

’Solo: A Star Wars story’ commentary

Hank Silo!

He’s everyone’s favourite scoundrel, rogue, scruffy lookin’, nerf herder! So, as a result, a SOLO film about him, an anthology film, an origin film focused on him, is bound to be a complete success, a sure thing, box-office dynamite, a guaranteed slam-dunk, amirite?

No. No, I am not right. ‘Han Solo: A Star Wars film’ has the dubious distinction of being the first financial failure of the Star Wars theatrical canon - but does it deserve that honour? Is the quality of the film actually in line with its box-office reception? Those are exactly the kind of tough questions we’re going to be asking as we prepare for the imminent release of ‘Thighs of Skywalker’, so strap in tight - it’s going to be a bumpy ride

'Solo- A Star Wars story' commentary

Rio

The Halloween Rewatch Project- 'Halloween' (2018)

It’s November!

And what says November better than yet another commentary for a ‘Halloween’ film? We’ve reached the end of our journey back through the franchise and are finally at 2018’s hard course-correction.

Michael’s retired. Laurie’s doing great. Loomis has set up a health food store. What crazy bunch of circumstances will bring these three together again?

Let’s find out!

'Halloween' (2018) commentary

The Halloween rewatch project- 'Halloween 2' (2009) commentary

It’s October! That’s the month that hallowe’en happens in! It’s also the month that many of the films in the ‘Halloween’ franchise take place, including ‘Halloween’, ‘Halloween 2’, ‘Halloween’ (‘2007’), ‘Halloween’ (2018) and even ‘Halloween II’ (2009) - the very film this podcast is about!

It’s, of course, a well-regarded film. A beloved film. A film both as commercially successful and critical applauded as ‘Avengers: Endgame’. But the only opinions that matter are ours, so join WHINE+SPACE as we look back at one of the Halloween films, I forget which, exactly

'Halloween 2' (2009) commentary

The Halloween Rewatch Project - ‘Halloween’ (2007)

Halloween is right around the corner, so at WHINE+SPACE it’s time to look back at a true seminal work of horror cinema, we talk, naturally of ‘Halloween’....2007 Rodney Zombie Edition.

Join us as we dive deep into the murky, grimy, tops-off-Tuesday-infused world of Rod Zombie, as he creates quite the work of auteurism that answers the eternal question: what if everyone behaved shittily, would you in turn behave like a proper shit?

There’s only one way to find out!

'Halloween' (2007) commentary

'IT: Chapter Two' review

Is ‘It: Chapter Two’ actually Shit: Chapter Poo?

That’s exactly what we’re here to find out, and find out we do - in this bumper length review of the hottest clown biopic this side of ‘Joker’. Here at Whine+Space, we’re both huge fans of Stephen King’s novel, so how do we feel the Loser’s Club do with a second crack of the whip?

Will we go Full Turtle? Will we have sudden sexual revelations? Will we make the cut? There’s only one way to find out!

'IT: Chapter 2' review

The Matrix Rebooted

Everyone knows that WHINE+SPACE have their fingers on the pulse, delivering timely discussion on breaking topics that are lighting up the social medias like no-one’s business - which is exactly why we waited several weeks to discuss the news of Warner Bros. announcing production of a fourth film in the ‘Matrix’ series, a mini-lifetime after the largely poorly received sequels.

Will ‘The Matrix 4’ make the franchise 100% LIT once again? Will audiences overcome their inherent scepticism of continuing this long dormant property? Will Neo get a dog?

The Matrix Rebooted

’Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ review

Those swinging sixties, eh?

With the free love and the drugs and the music and the Vietnam and the hippies and the cults and the murder - what a time to be alive! Clearly Quentin Tarantino thinks so, but the real question is - do we? Join us as we sit down to discuss the 9th film from that fella and bring a close to our months-long Rewatch Project of his back catalogue.

And away we go!

'Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood' review

The Tarantino Rewatch Project - ‘The Hateful Eight’

Baby, it’s cold outside! Also, you’re going to need to nail the door shut. No, with two pieces of wood.

Yep, WHINE+SPACE are gearing up for the UK release of ’Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and our Tarantino Rewatch Project is drawing to a close with a look back at the claustrophobia-filled, racism-suffused, blood-drenched walls of Minnie’s Haberdashery - and the lovable band of killers, thieves and killers that we like to call ‘The Hateful Eight’

'The Hateful Eight' review