A new feature on The Wasteland - Each Monday I will induct a new person into the Hall of Fame and give a concise explanation of why they deserve their place in the pantheon of cultural media legends. It is not restricted to actors or movies, it could be a musician, an artist an author, … Continue reading Hall of Fame Inductee #1 Jack Nicholson
It is difficult to talk about Casey Affleck in a positive light as a movie-maker without mentioning the heightened media storm that surrounded him in 2017, at the time of #metoo and his own moment of personal glory in winning the Best Actor Oscar for his excellent performance in Manchester By the Sea. The Oscar … Continue reading Light of My Life
I am going to put my cards on the table straight away here and state that I think this film is a near masterpiece. It kind of caught me by surprise the way I came to that conclusion, having not being that excited about it at all, even when it was scooping up awards nominations … Continue reading 1917
Hello there! It's been six weeks since my last post - Covid 19 related restriction issues sent me to a very odd place mentally and it has taken me a while to snap out of it enough to have the energy and will to keep writing these reviews. But what better way to recomense than … Continue reading Parasite
It was necessary to watch this twice before I knew how much I liked it. I had been told it was a perfectly fine, but insignificant film that was largely forgettable. So I was confused on first viewing to find the dialogue bitingly perceptive, the characters full and rounded, and the subject not small but … Continue reading Lady Bird
I watched Roma exactly a week ago today. And although I knew 20 minutes in that I loved it, and at the end that I really loved it, I have taken that time to let it settle within me in before coming to write about it. Some films are so good that you have to … Continue reading Roma
If I was still 10 or 11 years old, this might be my favourite film of all time (for a few months). The 10 year old trapped inside me kinda thinks it is! At first I was sceptical that it could be any good at all, seeing it getting nominated in a lot of best … Continue reading Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Sunday night, or rather very early Monday morning in the UK, saw the climax of yet another long awards season for the movie industry. Oscar had decided to bring it forward a few weeks this year, meaning all the big awards were squashed into a shorter time frame, and the whole exhausting bandwagon had hurtled … Continue reading 92nd Academy Awards
To say I found this hard to watch could not be more understated. Any adult that has risked their whole life on a true love that runs its course and then fails must surely feel the same. It happens to most of us once or twice in a lifetime, and resonates forever. Such is the … Continue reading Marriage Story
Billie Eilish wins 5 Grammys Congratulations to The Wasteland's favourite new artist for sweeping 5 awards at yesterday's Grammy's. I hate to say I told you so, but I kinda did, a long way out. It just makes sense to me, that if you have a musical ear, this is the best pop music that … Continue reading Such a Bad Guy!
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