Why Black Mass Would Feel Right At Home With Scorsese's Best Gangster Films

It's no small compliment when I tell you I believe Scott Cooper's Black Mass can run with Scorsese's mob trilogy of Goodfellas, Casino and, especially, the South Boston-flavored The Departed. It's that dirty, nasty and compelling. Can you remember how commanding Johnny Depp was in Donnie Brasco, or how captivating he was in Ed Wood? Do you recall when Depp owned the screen in movies like Blow, Edward Scissorhands, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and, yes, even Pirates of the Caribbean. (The first...