Scheck on the Arts

The late Hussein Al-Imam's debut feature Like a Matchstick comically interweaves newly dubbed footage from his director father Hassan's vintage Egyptian films. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film recently featured at the Cairo International Film Festival, click here.

Kim Longinotto's documentary Love is All uses archival footage to depict romance over the last century. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently featured at the Cairo International Film Festival, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, the long-gestating musical theater collaboration between novelist Stephen King and rocker John Mellencamp, is currently playing one-night dates across the country. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Garden Lovers profiles Finnish couples who share a passion for gardening, sometimes of the clothing-optional variety. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at the Hamptons International Film Festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The documentary Food Chains chronicles the plight of migrant farm workers, specifically tomato pickers on Southern Florida. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Carlos Saura's sequel to his 1995 Flamenco features an array of dazzling musical and dance performances by both veteran and younger stars. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of Flamenco Flamenco, click here.

----Frank Scheck

The documentary Monk with a Camera chronicles the spiritual transformation of Nicholas Vreeland, grandson of fashion magazine editor Diana. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

V/H/S Viral is the third entry in the popular found-footage, horror anthology series. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Stephen Rea stars in A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations), Sam Shepard's modern-day riff on Sophocles' Greek tragedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this Off-Broadway production, click here.

Close encounters of the not so friendly kind are depicted in The Vicious Brothers' new horror film Extraterrestrial. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck