Ep 248: Pain & Gain

This week, Gavia and Morgan venture into new territory with the 2013 Michael Bay film Pain & Gain, a crime film based on the true story of a misbegotten kidnapping and extortion carried out by a collection of inept criminals played here by Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Anthony Mackie. Topics include the parallel career paths of Wahlberg and Johnson, what exactly constitutes a "Michael Bay movie," the ethics of telling this kind of story about real people, and more.

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Episode 163: The Departed

This week, Morgan and Gavia discuss Martin Scorsese's Best Picture-winning Boston mob epic The Departed (2006), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, and more. They compare the film to Infernal Affairs (2002), the film upon which it is based, praise its depiction of Boston, and consider Leonardo DiCaprio's excellent performance and perplexing career.

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