REVIEW: PUBLIC ENEMIES (2009)

What was Michael Mann thinking? He had a great story, good actors, a budget and the interest of the audience — but he squandered it with confusing storytelling, an underused cast, and strange cinematography. It all added up to a jolty, disjunct, and uncomfortable film. Johnny Depp plays the charming bank robber John Dillinger who…

The Dark Knight as Neo-Noir

THIS REVIEW IS NOT A SUMMARY BUT DETAILS ABOUT THE FILM ARE DISCUSSED. Of all the styles in film history, film noir is one of the most far-reaching and and hard to pin down.  A few of the things critics and historians have agreed on are these: 1. Abject social degeneration which forces those who still…