Scheck on the Arts

Theo James and Ben Kingsley star in Per Fly's thriller Backstabbing for Beginners, inspired by the scandal ridden United Nations "Oil for Food" program. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Ron Perlman plays a vengeful sheriff in The Esca… more »

Three-time Tony nominee Condola Rashad plays the title role in the first Broadway revival in 25 years of the Bernard Shaw classic Saint Joan. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Don Hahn's documentary Howard chronicles the life and career… more »

Tom Hollander leads Patrick Marber's acclaimed revival of Travesties, Tom Stoppard's classic 1974 comedy featuring such real-life characters as Vladimir Lenin, Tristan Tzara and James Joyce. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Kirby Dick… more »

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently featured at the Tribeca Film Festival: Matthew Maude and Sarah Kerruish's documentary General Magic chronicles the rise and fall of the pioneering tech company that created a product ahead… more »

Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan and Elisabeth Moss are among the stars of Michael Mayer's screen adaptation of Chekhov's classic The Seagull. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Fes… more »