Scheck on the Arts

Comedian Brian Poshen plays the title role in Uncle Nick, Chris Kasick's darkly comic, anti-holiday movie. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

An eldery man suffering from demential may or may not be being victimized by his live-in nurse in the psychological thriller Dementia. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

The Alpine legend of the evil Santa Claus is brought to the screen in Krampus, a comic horror film starring Adam Scott and Toni Collette. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Moomins on the Riviera, an animated film based on the classic characters created by Finnish cartoonist Tove Jansson, is on the shortlist for the Oscar. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Ted Balaker's documentary Can We Take a Joke? explores how the rise of political correctness is dampening satire and stand-up comedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently given its world premiere at DOC NYC, click here.

Jeanie Finlay's documentary Orion: The Man Who Would Be King recounts the fascinating tale of the masked performer who sounded uncannily like Elvis. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently showcased at the DOC NYC film festival:

The documentary All Rise profiles seven participants in the International Moot Law Competition known as "The Jessup." To read the review, click here.

The award-winning documentary Left on Purpose centers on Mayer Vishner, a former Yippie activist who tells the filmmakers in the middle of shooting that that he wants to kill himself. To read the review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach contributes new songs to the world premiere of New York Animals, the new play by Steven Sater of Spring Awakening fame. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Sky Line chronicles the scientific quest to build a "space elevator." To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at DOC NYC, click here.

-----Frank Scheck