Scheck on the Arts

Playwright Jack Gilford has written a new drama about his father Jack Gilford's experience with the blacklist. To read my New York Post review of Finks, click here.

Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal is a dark horror comedy whose title pretty much sums it up. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Two lonely souls form a fragile bond in the haunting film Stranger Things. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan and Willem Dafoe star in the modern film noir Tomorrow You're Gone. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Smyrna: The Destruction of a Cosmopolitan City (1900-1922) chronicles the loss of a former center of the Ottoman Empire. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Broadway veteran Harvey Fierstein and pop star Cyndi Lauper have collaborated on the new musical Kinky Boots, based on the hit British film. To read my review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The legendary Elaine Stritch is making her final appearance at the Cafe Carlyle with her new show, Movin' Over and Out. To read my New York Post review of her memorable opening night, click here.

The documentary Bert Stern: Original Mad Man recounts the life and career of the photographer famed for shooting Marilyn Monroe's last session. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

The new documentary Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner chronicles the life and career of the groundbreaking theater director and actor. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A young married couple find their financial problems solved by The Brass Teapot in this modern fable. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film starring Juno Temple, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Tom Hanks makes his Broadway debut in Lucky Guy, the late Nora Ephron's drama about legendary tabloid journalist Mike McAlary. To read my review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck