Scheck on the Arts

The documentary Touch the Wall chronicles the efforts of swimmers Missy Franklin and Kara Lynn Joyce to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Bela Fleck: How to Write a Banjo Concerto follows the musician's year-long struggle write a classical piece for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Anthony Powell's documentary Antarctica: A Year on Ice chronicles the conditions faced by people working at the bottom of the planet. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The long-delayed crime thriller Aftermath features the final screen performance by the late Chris Penn. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The late Hussein Al-Imam's debut feature Like a Matchstick comically interweaves newly dubbed footage from his director father Hassan's vintage Egyptian films. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film recently featured at the Cairo International Film Festival, click here.

Kim Longinotto's documentary Love is All uses archival footage to depict romance over the last century. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently featured at the Cairo International Film Festival, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the long-gestating musical theater collaboration between novelist Stephen King and rocker John Mellencamp, is currently playing one-night dates across the country. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Garden Lovers profiles Finnish couples who share a passion for gardening, sometimes of the clothing-optional variety. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at the Hamptons International Film Festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The documentary Food Chains chronicles the plight of migrant farm workers, specifically tomato pickers on Southern Florida. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Carlos Saura's sequel to his 1995 Flamenco features an array of dazzling musical and dance performances by both veteran and younger stars. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of Flamenco Flamenco, click here.

----Frank Scheck