Scheck on the Arts

Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, Mira Sorvino and Christina Ricci are among the stars of Mothers and Daughters, featuring interconnected stories and characters. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Steven Seagal stars, although just barely,… more »

Rama Rau's documentary League of Exotique Dancers profiles several veteran burlesque stars as they prepare to reprise their acts at Las Vegas' Burlesque Hall of Fame. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film given its world premiere at Toronto's… more »

Jonathan Pryce plays an elderly Jewish baker who forms an unlikely bond with his Muslim immigrant apprentice in Dough. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary The Legacy of Frida Kahlo chronicles acclaimed Japanese photograph… more »

Treat Williams plays a politician embroiled in a public relations scandal in The Congressman, scripted and co-directed by former New York Representative Robert J. Mrazek. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. ------Frank Scheck more »

A technology-obsessed couple is forced to cope without their devices in the NYC-set comedy 3rd Street Blackout. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. ------Frank Scheck more »