Scheck on the Arts

Julien Schwab's rogerandtom is a clever meta-theatrical comedy in which an audience member is horrified to discover that he's part of the onstage action. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Stephen Moyer and Radha Mitchell play detectives using found footage to uncover the mystery behind a brutal massacre in the thriller Evidence. To read my Hollywood Reporter revirew, click here.

Nicky's Family is a moving documentary about Nicholas Winton, the "British Schindler" who rescued hundreds of Czech children from the Nazis. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Neil Drummings' indie feature Big Words depicts the emotion-charged reunion of the former members of a once-aspiring hip-hop group. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

A fine cast of comic veterans is wasted in Jeff Garlin's (Curb Your Enthusiasm) sophomore directorial effort, Dealin' With Idiots. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Howard Barker's Shakespearean-style, epic dark comedy The Castle is being given an off-Broadway production by the PTP/NYC (Potomac Theatre Project). To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Pop star Mariah Carey performed with the New York Philharmonic in Central Park Saturday night in a benefit concert put on by Major League Baseball for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire is a new documentary narrated by Ice-T that strongly advocates against gun control. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Viola, the latest film by the acclaimed director Matias Pineiro, is a charming romantic comedy infused with elements from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Chad Kimball (Memphis) stars in the quirky new musical Julian Po, being given its NYC premiere at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Simon McBurney's Complicite theater production of Shun-Kin, an erotic tale set in 19th century Japan, is one of the highlights of the Lincoln Center Festival. To read my New York Post review, click here.

The Austrian film The Shine of Day concerns the relationship between a theater actor and his long-lost uncle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah and Virginia Madsen, among others, star in the new comedy The Hot Flashes, about a group of middle-aged women who form a basketball team for charity. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

John Malkovich has directed a thrillingly sexy, French-language production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses that is one of the highlights of the Lincoln Center Festival. To read my New York Post review, click here.

The documentary Israel: A Home Movie presents a portrait of the strife-wracked nation through amateur  film footage. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A superb cast including Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Elijah Wood and many others are wasted in the grindhouse B-movie thriller Pawn Shop Chronicles. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck