Scheck on the Arts

The creepy doll from last year's horror movie hit The Conjuring gets her own vehicle in Annabelle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The low-budget indie comedy Hellaware satirizes the pretensions of the New York art gallery scene. To read my Holllywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Saturday Night Live's Rachel Dratch is among the talented performers in the Off-Broadway comedy Tail! Spin! which skewers philandering politicians using their own words. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A financially strapped law school student creates a sham charity to fleece Christian believers in the film comedy Believe Me. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The documentary This Ain't No Mouse Music profiles Chris Strachwitz, the legendary founder of the roots music label Arhoolie Records. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The Civil War film drama Field of Lost Shoes chronicles the events of the 1864 Battle of New Market. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

James Franco and Kate Hudson play a married couple who run afoul of gangsters after finding a stash of stolen loot in the thriller Good People. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A singer/songwriter loses his moral compass when he faces temptations on the road in the religious-themed film drama The Song. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Veteran rocker Robert Plant and his band the Sensational Space Shifters played Led Zeppelin classics and songs from his new release lullaby and...The Ceaseless Roar at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Saturday night. To read my Hollywood Reporter concert review, click here .

Veteran actress Rita Wilson proved that her burgeoning singer/songwriter career is no mere celebrity ego trip in her debut at the Cafe Carlyle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here .

-----Frank Scheck