Scheck on the Arts

Five Canadian teenagers attempt to skate across a frozen Lake Ontario in the coming-of-age drama Skating to New York. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here. A ten-year-old-girl receives lessons in life and chess from an irascible old m… more »

Gena Rowlands and Cheyenne Jackson star in Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, the screen adaptation of the popular stage play. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The indie film drama Free the Nipple is a fictional account of the movement t… more »

Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Eric Idle and John Du Prez's comic oratorio based on Monty Python's 1979 film The Life of Brian, received its NYC premiere at Carnegie Hall Monday night. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The… more »

The documentary She's Beautiful When She's Angry chronicles the early years of the women's liberation movement. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Nujoom Al Ghanem's documentary Red, Blue, Yellow chronicles the life and career of her au… more »

British actor/comedian Jonny Donahoe stars in the one-man Off-Broadway show Every Brilliant Thing, about a young boy's novel response to his mother's suicide attempt. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary Poverty Inc. chron… more »