Scheck on the Arts

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

Tyler Perry's Temptation has the prolific multi-hyphenate filmmaker delivering a heavy-handed morality tale about adultery. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Rescue in the Philippines movingly recounts the little-known story of how some 1,300 Jewish refugees were taken in by that then-U.S. colony. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Code of the West is a new documentary about the political battles that led to the repeal of Montana's pioneering medical marijuana law. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The entertaining off-Broadway musical F#%king Up Everything is set in Brooklyn's hip indie rock scene. To read my New York Post review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

The claustrophobic thriller Detour concerns a man trapped in his car buried in a mudslide. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A teenage girl holds her parents hostage in the determinedly wacky comedy Family Weekend. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The Tribeca Film Festival award-winner Dog Pound depicts the brutal struggle for survival in a youth correctional facility. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Piggy Nation: The Musical! is a charming new children's show that teaches important life lessons. To read my New York Post review, click here.

A top-notch cast including James McAvoy, Mark Strong and Peter Mullan goes into full macho mode for Welcome to the Punch. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this British crime film, click here.

----Frank Scheck

The documentary Murph: The Protector recounts the story of a fallen American military hero. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Eric Roberts and Seymour Cassel are among the familiar faces in the cheesy B-movie thriller Silver Case. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck