Depression era

Being Hit by a Smooth Criminal

MOVIE REVIEW
Public Enemies (2009)

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Peter Mountain/Universal Studios

“Public Enemies,” Michael Mann’s latest opus of organized crime, will divide its viewers into two camps. They will consist, respectively, of those who support the application of the harsh, grainy digital cinematography – that has become his preferred method of working – to a period piece and those who do not.

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