There was a time, not so long ago, when David Mamet wrote trenchant, crackling satires -- hilarious morality/amorality plays that, deep down, pushed the buttons of serious issues. Less famous, but no less significant, were his lean, close-to-the-bone dramas that dissected relationships with disturbing nuance and power.
SOURCE: Newsday at 09:42PM on February 27, 2017