Scheck on the Arts

Brenton Thwaites and Ben Robson play brothers attempting to cover up an accidental shooting death in Kevin and Michael Goetz's thriller A Violent Separation. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Eight people describe their internet addictions in Octet, the new a cappella musical by Dave Malloy, creator of Natasha, Pierre & the Gret Comet of 1812. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Susan Sarandon and Marin Ireland star in Happy Talk, Jesse Eisenberg's new play receiving its world premiere at Off-Broadway's The New Group. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Matt Hinton's documentary Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury chronicles the on-and-off career of an indie rock band, three of whose members have become Eastern Orthodox priests. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Mark Franchetti and Andrew Meier's documentary Our Godfather tells the story of Tommaso Buscetta, the Mafia turncoat whose testimony led to over 400 convictions. To read my Hollywood Reporter of the film that recently received its world premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs festival, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Maggie Siff of Mad Men and Billions stars in the Signature Theater's revival of Sam Shepard's 1977 classic Curse of the Starving Class, directed by Terry Kinney. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck