Scheck on the Arts

Stephen Kijak's documentary If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd chronicles the tragic history of the iconic Southern rock band. To read my Hollywood Reporter of the film that recently received its world premiere at SXSW, click here.

A closeted gay actor and his girlfriend experience personal and professional travails in the indie comedy The Happys. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film featuring Janeane Garofolo an Melissa McBride of The Walking Dead, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Dennis Quaid plays an abusive father in I Can Only Imagine, a drama based on the background story of the hit Christian pop song recorded by MercyMe. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

The tropical island-set jukebox musical Escape to Margaritaville features more than two dozen old and new Jimmy Buffett songs including "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk" and, of course, "Margaritaville." To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

James Keach's documentary Augie relates the story of Augie Nieto, a fitness industry pioneer who was diagnosed with ALS when he was 47 years old. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----------Frank Scheck

Tessa Thompson and Melissa Leo star in Furlough, a comedy about a prison guard escorting a female inmate on a 36-hour "deathhbed visit." To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Monday night marked the debut of Scientology TV, the Church of Scientology's new television channel. The church lived up to their promise "not to preach" by being far more tedious than preachy. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

--------Frank Scheck