We are happy to announce that we have NOT added any more expletives to THE DEPARTED. We’re just as shocked as you are. This week sees The Movie Calendar fall on the year of the rat with Leigh and Terence going deep undercover to discuss Martin Scorsese’s crime/drama THE DEPARTED. With an all-star cast that rivals last week’s film, THE DEPARTED is a remake of the Chinese (Cantonese) film INFERNAL AFFAIRS (2002) and tells the story of two moles operating from within opposing sides of the law whose job is to find out who their counterpart is before being discovered themselves. It’s only fitting that the longest film to appear on The Movie Calendar (thus far) gets the longest episode (again, thus far). Listen along as we discuss how the film brings out some of the best performances ever captured on celluloid, how well developed the script is and how well realised the characters with regards to the environment they’re in. Where will THE DEPARTED end up on The Movie Calendar? You don’t have to go undercover to find out. Episodes with our faces can be found on YouTube. https://youtu.be/ita4Y1Bktco Twitter -> @TheMovieCal https://twitter.com/TheMovieCal Instagram -> themoviecal https://www.instagram.com/themoviecal/ Email -> [email protected] Website -> https://themoviecalendar.com 0:00 - Show Begins 3:44 - What THE DEPARTED means to Leigh 5:19 - Film Discussion (Beginning) 10:06 - Film Discussion (Acting & Characters) 44:30 - Film Discussion (Directing) 53:55 - Film Discussion (Writing) 1:04:12 - Terence Talks State House (and rats) 1:13:08 - What About When 1:30:08 - THE MOVIE CALENDAR 1:32:09 - Oscars and THE DEPARTED 1:34:04 - Rapid-fire Questions 1:37:19 - Next Week’s Film