Just a quick note here before I get back to the schoolwork I've been telling myself all afternoon I'd do: The Departed is a fantastic film. I saw it last night and wet myself a couple times. It's hilariously funny, shockingly interesting, and ridiculously well-acted. Every part in the movie is an actor's dream and they all rise to the occasion. Scorsese's back to doing what he does best, but he's helped in no small part thanks to a dynamite script by William Monahan (which was based on the Hong Kong flick Infernal Affairs). Great soundtrack, too -- Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, and super-pumped-up Irish music.

GO SEE THIS MOVIE.