Scheck on the Arts

Armie Hammer, making his New York stage debut, and Josh Charles appear in the Broadway premiere of Straight White Men, the 2014 comedy-drama by acclaimed experimental playwright Young Jean Lee. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Tiffany Bartok's documentary Larger Than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story recounts the life and career of the famed makeup artist. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Smokey Joe's Cafe, the infectious musical revue celebrating the songs of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, has returned in a roof-raising Off-Broadway revival. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Rachel Dretzin's documentary Far from the Tree, inspired by Andrew Solomon's best-selling book, profiles several families in which parents and their children have substantial differences. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Two priests investigate mysterious goings-on at an Irish home for "fallen women" in Aislinn Clarke's horror film The Devil's Doorway. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

An African refugee falls in love with a Hungarian woman while trying to attain citizenship in Roland Vranik's drama The Citizen. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

An ex-con computer hacker falls in love with a grieving war widow in Jeremy Culver's romantic dramedy No Postage Necessary. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck