Scheck on the Arts

Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC chronicles the history and social impact of the city's outdoor "b-ball" scene. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. A trio of profane oldsters make life hell for actor J.K. Simmons in the outra… more »

The documentary State 194 focuses on the efforts of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to have his territory accorded full member status in the United Nations. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary Bidder 70 con… more »

Comedian Colin Quinn delivers a hilarious dissection of the U.S. Constitution in his new solo off-Broadway solo show Colin Quinn Unconstitutional. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. The documentary Hating Breitbart examines the life and… more »

Here are three of my recent film reviews from the Hollywood Reporter: Mickey Rourke plays a strangely accented evil mastermind in the new action Indonesian-set action flick Java Heat. To read my review, click here. A blue-collar worker takes violen… more »

Christina Crawford revisits her treatment at the hands of her abusive movie star mother Joan in her multi-media stage show Surviving Mommie Dearest. To read my New York Post review, click here. Steven Levenson's incisive workplace comedy Core Values f… more »