Candy - Heath Ledger, Geoffery Rush, Abbie Cornish.
Director - Neil Armfield

The amount of ‘indie’ (and I use that term loosely) films about drug abuse is ever escalating, and while some are fabulously brutal, others seem to skirt around the subject. This film falls somewhere in the middle. Based on the novel with a much longer name by Luke Davies, this is the directorial debut from Neil Armfield, and it’s not half bad.

Narrated by Ledger’s character, Dan, this story is essentially very basic. Two young lovers find themselves spiralling into self-destruction thanks to their heroin addiction. Read the rest of this entry »

The Departed – Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen.

Director - Martin Scorsese
It’s been a while since Scorsese directed something worth watching. Gangs of New York was a shambles, and The Aviator was good…good, but not great. People are getting worried now, their faith is shaken, their vocal support of the ‘Master of the Mob Movie’ is feeling like an invite for ridicule.

Enter: The Departed.

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