Scheck on the Arts

Hillary Clinton and Donad Trump squared off Monday night for the first of three epic presidential debates. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the event, click here.

The new Off-Broadway drama Nat Turner in Jerusalem concerns the leader of the 1831 slave rebellion played by Nate Parker in the acclaimed upcoming The Birth of a Nation. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

An elderly woman's life changes dramatically when she receives an unexpected windfall in the Indian film drama 1000 Rupee Note. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Two teenage boys use technology to torment an elderly man in The Good Neighbor, a thriller starring James Caan. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Ryan Reynolds narrates the documentary Huntwatch, which chronicles the decades-long efforts to stop the slaughter of baby seals. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Terrence Malick executive produced The Vessel, Julio Quintana's mystical drama about a young man who seemingly rises from the dead. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Abigail Spencer plays a depressed dancer contemplating suicide in Daniela Amavia's debut feature, A Beautiful Now. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Michael John Warren's documentary Hillsong: Let Hope Rise profiles the hugely successful Christian rock band Hillsong United. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A group of college students experience murderous side effects during a clinical drug trial the horror film Tell Me How I Die. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck