Scheck on the Arts

The documentary The Professor: Tai Chi's Journey West pays tribute to the Chinese master credited with popularizing the martial art in America. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Erez Laufer's documentary Rabin in His Own Words chronicles the life and career of the Israeli prime minister. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

In his harrowing documentary Credit for Murder, Israeli filmmaker Vladi Antonevicz infiltrates Russian neo-Nazi groups to investigate a horrific double murder. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently screened at Toronto's Hot Docs festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A young woman undergoes a startling bodily transformation after a bug bite in Chad Archibald's gross-out horror film Bite. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Four gay men look for love during a wintry Philadelphia evening in Joseph Graham's indie drama Beautiful Something. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Bodies begin piling up in Phantom of the Theatre, a Chinese supernatural drama set in a haunted theater in 1930s Shanghai. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Susan Sarandon, Sharon Stone, Mira Sorvino and Christina Ricci are among the stars of Mothers and Daughters, featuring interconnected stories and characters. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Steven Seagal stars, although just barely, in his latest action vehicle Code of Honor. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck