Scheck on the Arts

Robert De Niro and Zac Efron star in Dirty Grandpa, a raunchy comedy about an uptight lawyer and his randy grandfather who go on a road trip. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. A young woman takes as job as a caretaker for a boy who tur… more »

Showtime's new weekly reality series The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth goes behind the scenes with the presidential candidates on the campaign trail. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Four astronauts undergo a gru… more »

A grown-up Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer have larcenous adventures in Band of Robbers, an updating of Mark Twain's classic characters set in the present day. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. A woman suffering from agoraphobia can't leave h… more »

A thirtysomething couple experience relationship distress while in holiday in the Chilean film Mar. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently featured at Lincoln Center's Neighboring Scenes: New Latin American Cinema series, click here.… more »

Sunday night's Democratic presidential debate featured some heated moments between rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders (yes, Martin O'Malley was there too). To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook about the event, click here. -----Frank… more »