Shutter Island (2010) might be the most confusing, emotional, twist-packed film Scorsese has ever made — and in this Nightshift episode, the boys break it down scene by scene, theory by theory, and clue by clue.

We talk DiCaprio’s most emotional performance, Ruffalo’s sneaky-good role, Ben Kingsley’s unsettling calm, and the Buffalo Bill cameo (yes — that Buffalo Bill) that had everyone on edge.

We get into:

• The twist and the question: Was Teddy actually crazy? Or was he pushed into insanity?

• The Law of 4, the anagrams, and Scorsese’s hidden clues

• The hurricane, the cave scene, the lighthouse, the rats, and the world-building

• Production details: real abandoned hospitals, 1950s pens, real hurricane research, period-accurate music

We also debate:

• Is this Leo’s most emotional performance?

• Why the “monster or good man” line hits so hard

• Whether the guards, nurses, and Ruffalo were all in on it

• Why the flashbacks are fire — but also confusing as hell

• The twist’s place in all-time rankings (Top 10? Top 20?)

• Which actors could replace Leo (McConaughey, Bale, Gyllenhaal… even Keanu?)

Plus:

• The rat cliff scene

• Buffalo Bill threatening to bite out Leo’s eye

• The cave conspiracy theorist

• Scorsese shooting this on film for the last time

• The meaning of the sun coming out in the final scene

A psychological thriller that still sparks arguments and rewatches over a decade later — and one that pushed all three of us to the edge of our sanity.

Nightshift is clocking in.