 The Departed 2006  R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Corrigan, James Badge Dale, David O'Hara, Mark Rolston, Robert Wahlberg, Kristen Dalton
Lies, lies, and more lies proliferate when Massachusetts State Police plant one of their own, Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), into Irish-American gangster Frank Costello's (Jack Nicholson) inner circle. But, Costello has been employing his own deceits, and his spy, Colin Sulllivan (Matt Damon), is working in the Special Investigations Unit that is trying to bring down Costello. With intelligence leaks on both sides, a deadly game of cat and mouse becomes the order of the day. The film received four Oscars, including Best Picture and Director; and a nomination was received for Best Supporting Actor (Mark Wahlberg).
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Lord of the Flies 1990  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Harry Hook
Cast: Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly, James Badge Dale, Andrew Taft, Edward Taft, Gary Rule, Terry Wells, Braden MacDonald, Angus Burgin, Martin Zentz, Brian Jacobs, David Weinstein, Vincent Amabile, Chuck Bell
William Golding's novel about a group of boys trapped on an island and their subsequent struggle for survival is updated to the present. British school children are replaced by American military cadets who are aboard a plane that crashes into the sea. After swimming to a nearby island, they find their own methods of survival. Ralph (Balthazar Getty) leads one group and rationalizes a way to escape from the island. Meanwhile, Jack (Chris Furrh) and his followers resort to savage behavior as they hunt for pigs to eat and then turn to killing people. Living together proves impossible, and the boys end up fighting each other for survival.
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| 1. The Departed (2006)
2. Lord of the Flies (1990)
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