Scheck on the Arts

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders jostled--sometimes brusingly--to get to the left of each other on the immigration issue in last night's Democratic presidential debate. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the event, click here.

A young man vows revenge against his diamond-dealing relatives in the French film thriller Dark Inclusion. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Rising star Leon Bridges expertly channeled '60s-era soul and R&B in his headlining concert at NYC's Beacon Theatre. To read my Billboard review of the show, click here.

Joaquim de Almeida plays a neuroscientist attempting to help a street singer with Alzheimer's disease in the New Orleans-set drama Of Mind and Music. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Marco Ramirez' s play The Royale is loosely based on the life of  boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the drama being presented by the Lincoln Center Theater, click here.

Six university film students spend the night in a supposedly haunted Louisiana mansion in the found-footage horror film The Final Project. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton managed to get through last night's presidential debate without once insulting each other or bragging about their genitals. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the event, click here.

Richard Nelson's new theatrical trilogy The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family tracks the lives of a Dutchess County, NY family during a tumultuous election cycle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of Hungry, the first installment, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Donald Trump assured the nation that there was nothing to worry about concerning his manhood in last night's GOP presidential debate. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook about the event, click here.

Neal Brennan, co-creator of Chappelle's Show, performs 3 Mics, an evening combining stand-up comedy, personal monologues and one-liners. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A competitive swimmer does whatever it takes to get into the Olympics in Lucas Hnath's drama Red Speedo, now at the New York Theatre Workshop. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck