Scheck on the Arts

Comedian Lewis Black rants about the presidential election and other topics in Black to the Future, his one-man show being performed weekly on Broadway. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Tim Kang stars as a Korean-American chef caring for his dying father in Aubergine, Julia Cho's food-centered drama receiving its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Two travelers forge an intense connection while staying at a Mexican resort in Steve Balderson's indie film drama El Ganzo. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Two young American tourists fall victim to Mexican kidnappers in the darkly comic thriller Happy Birthday. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini skewers Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster Broadway musical in his new satirical musical revue, Spamilton. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently given their world premieres at the Portland Film Festival:

Michael Dunaway's ensemble comedy/drama 6 Love Stories features brief vignettes involving a half-dozen Los Angeles couples. To read my review, click here.

James Hutson plays a marijuana dealer whose operation is threatened in the crime drama Dark Harvest, marking his directorial debut. To read my review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck