Wasteman — Review

Prison dramas tend to fall into a familiar rhythm, so much so that it can feel as if you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all. In a confined setting, the inevitable conflicts can quickly become predictable. As a result, any director stepping into the genre faces a challenge: they need to bring something new to the table or elevate the material enough to stand out from the crowd. That is no easy feat. Yet with Wasteman, Cal McMau delivers one of the most compelling prison dramas in recent memory.