Scheck on the Arts

The religious-themed drama Where Hope Grows concerns the redemptive friendship between an alcoholic ex-baseball player and a young man with Down syndrome. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The globe-trotting documentary Shake the Dust profiles the hip-hop culture in such countries as Uganda, Cambodia Yemen and Colombia. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The family members of a recently deceased teenage girl address their emotional issues directly to the camera in the experimental film drama Childless. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Jean-Claude Van Damme, the "Muscles From Brussels," goes after the bad guys who stole his kidney in his new action film Pound of Flesh. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Ed Pincus and Lucia Small's documentary One Cut, One Life chronicles the repercussions of him being diagnosed with a terminal illness. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Sean Astin and Chris Mulkey star in The Surface, an existential thriller about two men trapped on a small boat adrift in Lake Michigan. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Tiller Russell's documentry The Seven Five chronicles the misdeeds of the infamous, corrupt NYC cop Michael Dowd. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Adam Carolla's documentary Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman sheds light on the legendary actor's decades-long passion for the sport. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Off-Broadway's Signature Theater is presenting the world premiere of  The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek, the latest work by distinguished South African playwright Athol Fugard (The Road to Mecca, "Master Harold"...and the Boys. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck