Scheck on the Arts

A technology-obsessed couple is forced to cope without their devices in the NYC-set comedy 3rd Street Blackout. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Papa: Hemingway in Cuba, about the real-life friendship between Hemingway and a young journalist, was the first Hollywood film to shoot on the island since the 1959 revolution. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Eva Hesse recounts the life and career of the post-minimalist artist who died of a train tumor at age 34. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

The biopic Pele: Birth of a Legend recounts the superstar's rise from poverty to scoring the winning goal in Brazil's first World Cup victory in 1958. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Bruce Willis play warring criminals in the action thriller Precious Cargo. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

An 11-year-old girl encounters a family who will live forever in Tuck Everlasting, the new Broadway musical adapted from the classic children's book. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Beyonce's new "visual album" Lemonade made its world premiere on HBO last Saturday night and was an immediate sensation. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the film, click here.

The documentary We the People: The Market Basket Effect chronicles the employee and customer boycott that ensued after the beloved CEO of a regional supermarket chain was ousted. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Mel Brooks and Sarah Silverman are among the many well-known commentators in The Last Laugh, Ferne Pearlstein's documentary exploring taboos in comedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Sylvie Rakob's documentary Love Thy Nature examines our deteriorating relationship with the natural world. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Kevin Smith is among the notable directors contributing to the horror anthology film Holidays. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck