Scheck on the Arts

Harry Connick, Jr. headlines The Sting, the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of the hit 1973 film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the show receiving its world premiere at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse, click here.

A 13-year-old girl struggles to recover from the emotional effects of a school shooting in This Flat Earth, a timely new drama by Lindsey Ferrentino, author of Ugly Lies the Bone and Amy and the Orphans. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The incisive Frontline documentary Trump's Takeover recounts the story of Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

------------Frank Scheck

A Zurich call-center worker begins scamming elderly women in Those Who Are Fine, Cyril Schaublin's debut feature, receiving its North American premiere at New Directors/New Films. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----------Frank Scheck

Kenneth A. Carlson's documentary The Heart of Nuba profiles Tom Catena, the only doctor serving one million people in the war-torn Nuba Mountains region of Sudan. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A young man goes missing in Brooklyn in Notes on an Appearance, Ricky D'Ambrose's experimental feature being showcased at New Directors/New Films. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver star in Spinning Man, Simon Kaijser's thriller about a university professor suspected of being involved in the disappearance of a young girl. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A female Mossad agent bonds with a Lebanese informant in Evan Riklis' thriller Shelter. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Two married couples deal with personal issues during a Sunday brunch in Fourplay, Dean Matthew Ronalds' film shot in a single take. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Sebastien Chabot's documentary The Gardener profiles famed horticulturalist Francis Cabot and his signature creation, Les Quatre Vents. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck