This week we review Black Mass starring Johnny Depp as the infamously violent Whitey Bulger. We’re joined by Nicholas Saenz from Austin to debate Depp’s accent and Alan agrees to watch Edward Scissorhands every single day until he likes it.

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Episode 41 Notes

• Scott Cooper previously directed Crazy Heart (2009) which Jeff Bridges won a “Best Actor” Oscar for
• Johnny Depp and Mortdecai (2015) were previously discussed in “Episode 11: 2015 Year in Review”
• Jack Nicholson’s character in The Departed (2006), Frank Costello, was partially based on Whitey Bulger
• To hear all of Stephen Winchell’s lies, listen to “Episode 38: Fantastic Four”
• Alan and Nicholas both appear in The Man from Orlando (2012)
• Black Mass opens in the USA on September 18, 2015

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Black Mass Official Trailer