Scheck on the Arts

The documentary The Invisible Front recounts the story of Lithuanian freedom fighters battling their Soviet oppressors during World War II. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. -------Frank Scheck more »

The dysfunctional family holiday comedy A Merry Friggin' Christmas stars Robin Williams in one of his last screen appearances. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary Pelican Dreams sheds informative light on these fascinatin… more »

On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter is filmmaker Dana Brown's sequel to his father Bruce's 1971 classic about motorcycle racing. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The found-footage horror film Hangar 10 concerns three treasure hunters enco… more »

Martin Sheen plays Union Carbide executive Warren Anderson in Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, a semi-fictionalized depiction of the events leading to the world's biggest industrial disaster. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Robert Greene's… more »

Haley Joel Osment of The Sixth Sense fame plays a virginal sex education teacher in the raunchy comedy Sex Ed. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary Getting to the Nutcracker chronicles the creation of a productio of the ba… more »

A surprise singing appearance by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was but one of the highlights of Stand Up for Heroes, the annual comedy/music show benefiting veterans. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the show featuring Jon Stewart, Joh… more »

Actor Tom Dugan brings the legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal to life in his one-man Off-Broadway drama Wiesenthal. To read my New York Post review, click here. The documentary Magical Universe profiles the late outsider artist Al Carbee, who crea… more »

Private Peaceful, a cinematic adaptation of a young-adult novel by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo, concerns the relationship between two English brothers fighting in World War I. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The criminal career… more »

The documentary All You Need is Love profile Thailand's Good Morning School which provides education to displaced Burmese children. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary The Hadza: Last of the First profiles East Africa's l… more »

The documentary Banksy Does New York, which received its world premiere at the Hamptons Film Festival, chronicles the reclusive British artist's "Better Out Than In" project on the streets of New York City. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click her… more »