All the world’s a con to David Mamet, and if that viewpoint has ... Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo—it continues to feel fresh in Henry Johnson. (Henry Johnson will be available ...

David Mamet has been a celebrated playwright ... He was pinning it down like a butterfly and diagramming it. “Henry Johnson” is the film version of a Mamet play that premiered in Los Angeles ...

Adapted from his play of the same name, which premiered in Los Angeles in 2023 before mounting a Chicago production this spring, “Henry Johnson” unfolds over the course of four two-handed scenes.

By David Rooney Chief Film Critic There’s no ... That makes it a pleasure to be reminded, in Henry Johnson’s attention-grabbing opening, of Mamet at the peak of his considerable powers.

Not so many, however, can boast that merely mentioning them constitutes a sort of trigger warning, but here’s one: David Mamet.

For a few weeks, the venue also played home to something increasingly rare: a new play from David Mamet ... The play, titled “Henry Johnson,” was viewed by some as a reaction to those ...