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
According to the film's IMDb page, this low budget indie production, filmed in Los Angeles is the greatest film of all time! A month ago it sat at 9.3, which is better than The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption! As I am writing and compiling a book about the best 200 films of the 21st … Continue reading Wheels
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
Okja (pronounced ok-cha, as far as I can discern from hearing it said) was a film I had on my radar from its release, but it took the impetus of Parasite and director Bong Joon Ho winning the Oscar to kick me into settling down to watch it. It is the kind of film I … Continue reading Okja
This doesn't need to be a long review; the film itself doesn't merit a lot of reflection. But, I have set myself the task of recording every piece of cultural media I consume, and there is already a backlog. So, here come a few quickfire bits on things that I found less than impressive. There … Continue reading Glass
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
It is an inevitability in life that eventually you will watch all the films in the Harry Potter world, whether you want to or not. Mostly, I want to, but do find them a little difficult to hold in my mind as separate entities. I remember that I saw each one and generally enjoyed the … Continue reading Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
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
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