We’re shipping up to Boston and diving deep into what is possibly our favourite Martin Scorsese film! Leo, Mark, Matt, Jack, Alec, Martin… the gang is all here and they’re going super dumb hard in Scorsese’s adaptation of “Infernal Affairs” that finally won him a Best Director Oscar, Best Picture, and features probably the greatest needle drop in all of his films. And it’s from “The Dropkick Murphys”? Huh? That’s right! This is our “The Departed” pod!

This movie is a summation of Scorsese’s powers and his banger from the aughts (cause he’s had one every decade) that moves at a breakneck speed, is insanely rewatchable, and also endlessly quotable. It’s a violent romp through the streets of Boston that features knock-out performances from its stacked cast, Jack Nicholson holding a dildo in a porn theatre, Vera Farmiga being a horrible therapist, and a whole lot of moral ambiguity. Jack Nicholson goes off the rails as a psychopathic FBI informant gang leader Frank Costello, Matt Damon plays a (possibly closeted) scheming piece of trash double agent cop, Leonardo DiCaprio shows us why he’s the man and fights off a mental breakdown for two and a half hours as an undercover cop, and Mark Whalberg delivers what is possibly his best performance ever. Honestly, we could watch Alec Baldwin and Mark Whalberg bust each other’s chops all day. “How’s your mother?”

This week you’ll hear a lot of poorly done Boston accents, a couple of swears, Otis trying not to go full Whalberg mode, and some laughs between us as we unpack why we love this movie. We break down the complicated plot that doesn’t seem so complicated when you actually watch the movie, talk about what makes this movie great, and chat about what makes it different from other Scorsese flicks. “The Departed” is Scorsese’s attempt at a blockbuster that plays like a highlight reel of his career. Is it perfect? In the words of Dignam, “Maybe. Maybe Not. Maybe f**k yourself!” Everybody in this film is firing on all cylinders from the jump and it really pays off as the narrative flows from twist to turn. Plus, what an ending! We revisit some of the iconic scenes, share some of our favourite lines, chat about the cast, and really gush about how great this movie is.

We also talk about a theory Otis and others have that Matt Damon’s character is a closeted homosexual, Scorsese letting Marky Mark just go ballistic, the blatant homophobia, the film’s themes of toxic masculinity, Boston being problematic, Jack Nicholson going full Satan mode, Whitey Bulger and The Winter Hill Gang, and more. It’s a fun podcast about one of our favourite movies. Strap in.

Over the next two episodes, we’ll be looking at two very different versions of Canadian musical heavy hitters! Next up, we have the most Canadian band ever, “The Tragically Hip”, and after that, we’re talking about the 6 God himself, Aubrey Drake Graham. More chune for your head top!

CHECK OUT THE SINGLES FROM “ON INFINITE REPEAT” INCLUDING “NO GOOD DEED”:

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