Scheck on the Arts

A woman loses her social inhibitions after being hypnotized to quit smoking in debuting Swedish director Ernst De Geer's dark comedy The Hypnosis. To read my Hollywood Reporter of the film that received its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film… more »

Four young siblings find themselves abandoned in a house in the woods in Belgian writer-director Michèle Jacob's creepily atmospheric suspenser The Lost Children. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film… more »

A fashion model becomes obsessed with a serial killer who posts videos of his murders on the dark web in Pascal Plante's disturbing psychological thriller Red Rooms. To read my Hollywood Reporter of the film that recently premiered at the Karlovy Vary… more »

A widow takes matters into her own hands after falling victim to a telephone scammer in Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev's social injustice thriller Blaga's Lessons. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at the Karlovy… more »

A young Iranian gets involved in black market caviar smuggling to earn the cash he needs for his marriage in Behrooz Karamizade's searing drama Empty Nets, premiering at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. To read my Hollywood Reporter review,… more »