Ever wondered what happened to Jessie after he drove away with his life and his freedom at the end of the superlative Breaking Bad? Yeah, kind of... I mean, I was happy to leave it alone and ambiguous, but show runner writer and director Vince Gilligan thought it might be a good thing to show … Continue reading El Camino
Earth, receive an honoured guest:William Yeats is laid to rest.Let the Irish vessel lieEmptied of its poetry. In the nightmare of the darkAll the dogs of Europe bark,And the living nations wait,Each sequestered in its hate; Intellectual disgraceStares from every human face,And the seas of pity lieLocked and frozen in each eye. Follow, poet, follow … Continue reading The Lost Art
A mockumentary is a hard thing to get right. If the documentary aspect of it is too intrusive or contrived, it can weigh too heavy on the suspension of disbelief aspect, as you have to remember at all times that there is a camera crew following these people. Why would they say and do the … Continue reading This Country
With weekly teases, leaks and official announcements about the battle of the 9th generation consoles due for release in time for Christmas 2020, the final death knell of 7th generation gaming can be heard ringing out loud and clear. Even second hand shops have stopped putting PS3 and Xbox 360 games on the shelves, so … Continue reading 12 of the best… 7th Generation Console Games
Between the end of March and the end of May, I found myself in an enforced retro mode, due to the fact my old new emergency phone could connect to You Tube but no other TV platform. And even then, it seemed to depend on what type of video it was as to whether I … Continue reading Retro TV Sci-Fi Flashback!
As I may have mentioned, a lot of my film viewing over the last wee while has been part of a project that hopes to be called 21st Century Cinema: 200 Essential films of the new millennium - which utilises the Decinemal system you will see at the bottom of each of my reviews. It … Continue reading Beasts of No Nation
On 6th July 2020, a certain contender for the accolade of the greatest film composer of all time, sadly passed away aged 91. His unparalleled career included contributions to over 500 films, from his beloved Italy to Hollywood and all over the world. I can't pretend to have seen even a quarter of them, but … Continue reading 12 of the best… Ennio Morricone Scores
There are so many websites and shiny blogs that make "best of" and "rundown" lists these days. And they nearly always get it wrong. Of course, they are trying to be obtuse, placing some of the best loved stuff low down and keeping some curveballs for the top 10, so you will disagree and share... … Continue reading 12 of The best… Tom Cruise Movies
Time for a round up of a few things I saw pre-lockdown that didn't quite get into The Wasteland before mid March. As they are three months or more old in my memory already, it's likely they won't be especially in depth. But, you never know, the impression they made might have lasted; it'll be … Continue reading The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
It has been 101 days of official lockdown in the UK. And a little longer than that since my last post on The Wasteland. To say WELCOME BACK, as restrictions ease again for the moment, I wanted to share with you one of the things that kept me going - namely playing Quizes and Games … Continue reading Movie Time Tunnel
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