Scheck on the Arts

Zoe Saldana and Garrett Hedlund co-star in The Absence of Eden, Marco Perego's debut feature revolving around a woman forced to flee Mexico and an ICE agent. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

The classic YA novel The Outsiders, previously made into a hit 1983 film, has been unconvincingly adapted as a Broadway musical. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Samuel L. Jackson plays a Chicago detective sent to Scotland to help investigate a series of ritual murders in Terry McDonough's thriller Damaged, co-starring Vincent Cassel. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Simone Joy Jones plays the Christina Applegate role in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, a new spin on the 1991 dark comedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Jackass star Johnny Knoxville plays an alcoholic who coaches a softball team at a rehab facility in Lije Sarki's film dramedy Sweet Dreams. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck