Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

I had seen several movies written by David Mamet but none directed by him. This one was probably recommended to me because more than one rev...

No, it's not set in Japan. The title features in dialog for exactly one scene, when a minor character summarizes the legend of the 47 ro...

On the rare occasions that I watch a movie again, I usually don't bother to review it here. But this was a still rarer occasion: I had b...

I'd seen a few movies written by David Mamet before, but not based on a play of his. Oddly enough, the most oft-cited moment does not oc...