‘Vanya on 42nd Street’ (1994) is a clever, money-saving film
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This is a clever, money-saving film that only pretends to be a play.
David Mamet
‘Vanya on 42nd Street’ (1994) is a clever, money-saving film
Bear action, human rivalry vie for attention in ‘The Edge’ (1997)
Mamet Monday (Movie review): “The Edge” is highlighted by intense bear action, but it’s driven by an almost out-of-place human rivalry.
‘We’re No Angels’ (1989) playfully pillories the pious
Mamet Monday (Movie review): “We’re No Angels” is a smart comedy that aimed for a theist and atheist audience, but didn’t find either.
‘Ronin’ (1998) driven by gripping car chases, heist details
Mamet Monday (Movie review): Given the gripping car chases and fascinating heist details, it doesn’t matter what’s in the case.
Mamet makes a reader work in crime novel ‘Chicago’ (2018)
Mamet Monday (Book review): Mamet makes a reader work, but it’s worth the effort in this 1920s crime novel.
‘Homicide’ (1991) is smart, depressing, violent
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This film is a smart but depressing meditation on racism, self-worth and the cycle of violence.
‘The Verdict’ (1982) a masterwork of the courtroom drama form
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This Mamet-Lumet collaboration is a masterful courtroom drama and redemption story.
‘Winslow Boy’ (1999) grippingly chronicles small, crucial legal case
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This adaptation is an engrossing, character-driven document of a small but crucial legal case.
‘Lakeboat’ (2000) favors writing and acting over plot
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This play adaptation is a showcase of writing and acting – if you can deal with the lack of a plot.
Stellar cast elevates urban fantasy of ‘Redbelt’ (2008)
Mamet Monday (Movie review): A stellar cast elevates this urban fantasy where “there’s always a way out.”