House of Games

Podcast: The Next Reel Film Podcast · TruStory FM

Opublikowano: 2026-05-07

The most dangerous blind spot is the one your expertise builds for you. In "House of Games," David Mamet's 1987 directorial debut in the David Mamet Directs series on The Next Reel, Lindsay Crouse stars as Dr. Margaret Ford, a psychiatrist and bestselling author who becomes entangled with a professional con man named Mike, played by Joe Mantegna, after she tries to settle a gambling debt on behalf of one of her patients. Pete and Andy dig into why Mamet's dialogue—built for stage interruption—comes off stilted on screen here, and whether the film's final act earns its...