Mindhunter 2017 - 2019 Mindhunter Podcast Review Rating: 7.5 /10 Summary (created using Gemini AI) Review of the TV Show MINDHUNTER MINDHUNTER is a TV show based on the real-life book detailing the FBI's pursuit of serial killers in the late 1970s. It has a distinctive style, dark opening credits, and a unique visual aesthetic. … Continue reading Mindhunter
The first of three compelling yet contrasting documentary "films" I am reflecting on today is the insanely ambitious and often explosively insane Wild Wild Country, which was split into a six part mini series by Netflix, but that the creators call a 403 minute cohesive film, intended to stand as one document. It won the … Continue reading True Crime Trio #2
In the spirit of the Micro-Post format, I am leaving this mini review here as a marker for a remarkable show I just finished. Number one on Netflix in the week of the Autumn Equinox, this strictly 18 plus show pulls no punches in courting controversy and sparking debate. A difficult and dark watch, it … Continue reading Dahmer: Monster
I have been absent from The Wasteland for a while. And, to be honest, I'm not watching as many movies as I used to. You know how it is: work, work, work. And sadly I don't get paid for this... but I do miss it. Often I watch something, then write a post about it … Continue reading True Story Triple Bill
Available on Netflix since 2017, this excellent documentary from Ava DuVernay, the director of the memorable and equally impressive Selma, caught my attention for its Oscar nomination and compelling subject matter. It took me until early 2020 to watch it, based on many recommendations, but the subject matter hadn't lost any relevance or importance in … Continue reading 13th (documentary)
Way back in January 2020, not very long after rebooting The Wasteland, I wrote a post called True Crime Trio that looked at the growing interest (fuelled almost entirely by Netflix) in the obsession and phenomenon of killers and their often bizarre, sometimes not entirely straightforward, or even solved, case histories and life stories. The … Continue reading 12 of the Best… True Crime Documentaries
If you check back in the archives of The Wasteland you will see that from time to time I do find myself down the dark, fascinating yet morbid rabbit hole of true crime documentary. I do find the majority of them a little ghoulish, but when done particularly well they can become incredible insights into … Continue reading Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil & Vile
It is a guilty secret of mine that when in the right mood I love to get a small fix of the unexplained or the macabre true crime documentary type thing. They tend to range from truly ridiculous to the mildly convincing, but tend not to have especially high production value. Netflix seem to know … Continue reading Unsolved Mysteries
The Wasteland 