Scheck on the Arts

The interpersonal dynamics of a modern dance troupe are explored in Five Dances, Alan Brown's film set largely in a rehearsal studio. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

An alcoholic paraplegic endures an intervention by his concerned friends in the indie film drama The Last Day of August. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Dee Dee Bridgewater plays the late, great Billie Holiday in the new off-Broadway bio-musical/concert Lady Day. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A young woman defies her pastor father to pursue a pop music career in the inspirational film drama Grace Unplugged. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Bullied teens plan a school shooting in the darkly comic mockumentary The Dirties. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Tony Danza stars in the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the 1992 screen comedy and now recieving its world premiere at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Australia's Belvoir theater company has arrived with their delightful new adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Viking warriors battle Thor--the god, not the Marvel character--in the swords-and-sandals epic Vikingdom. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

A preacher and his family fall prey to mysterious forces in the horror film Nothing Left to Fear, starring Anne Heche and James Tupper. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A single mother struggles to raise her Wolf Children in the charming Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosada. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The moving documentary Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq tells the story of the famed dancer whose career ended when she fell victim to polio. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A restless 27-year-old woman searches for her identity on a cross-country road trip in the new off-Broadway comedy Bike America. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Vishal Hiraskar's documentary The Time is...Now presents the stories of survivors of horrific events. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck