Scheck on the Arts

It's been a week in political news to make your head spin. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the events including President Trump firing FBI Director James Comey, click here.

A superb cast including Alec Baldwin (not playing you know who) and Ellen Burstyn (as Elizabeth Warren) appeared in All the President's Men?, a one-night staged reading of excerpts from Trump's cabinet confirmation hearings. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook about the event, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently screened at Toronto's Hot Docs:

Bojana Burnac's My Life Without Air profiles world champion free-diver Goran Colak. To read my review, click here.

Darren Mann's This Cold Life profiles the residents of the world's northernmost town. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Attiya Khan and Lawrence Jackman's documentary A Better Man focuses on Khan's confrontations with the ex-boyfriend who abused her 20 years earlier. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at Hot Docs, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

An uptight businessman and a daffy female chef forge a connection over their shared love of fine food in Derek Hui's romantic comedy This is Not What I Expected. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Jill Campbell's documentary Mr. Chibbs profiles former NBA star Kenny Anderson. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Amy Johnston plays an American who competes in a deadly martial arts competition in Chris Nathon's action film Lady Bloodfight. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

---------Frank Scheck