About this episode

The episode discusses Martin Scorsese’s film 'The Departed', focusing on its themes of paranoia and duality within crime.

Boston Bad Guys Month continues with Martin Scorsese’s Boston crime classic, "The Departed." It's a story of dueling moles (a cop inside the mob and a mobster inside the police) that raises a key question: is this a sophisticated game of chess, or just two guys aggressively panicking while using flip phone technology that seems light years away? We'll discuss Leonardo DiCaprio's slow descent into paranoia, Matt Damon's constant failing upward, and Jack Nicholson's chewing scenery like it owes...

People in this episode

Hosts: Wackoe, CE Garcia, Gabe "The Calilobo"

Topics covered

• crime
• film analysis
• Boston
• psychological thriller
• character study

Keywords

• The Departed
• Martin Scorsese
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Matt Damon
• Jack Nicholson
• Boston crime
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Martin Scorsese

Books & works: The Departed

Places: Boston

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