Movie Review: The Departed

October 30th, 2006 | 1 min read

In the midst of work and writing I took some time off to see The Departed last week. Star-studded line-up, great screenwriting, and Scorcese behind the wheel combined for an intriguing--albeit violent and profanity-laced--movie watching experience.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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