Scheck on the Arts

The Final Five presidential candidates were interviewed last night in a prime-time CNN special. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the event, click here.

------Frank Scheck

David Cromer directs The Effect, the U.S. premiere of Lucy Prebble's (Enron) new drama about two volunteers in a clinical antidepressant drug trial who fall in love. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Lizabeth Rogers and Kevin Flint's documentary Hot Water presents a scary case about the harmful effects of nuclear contamination on our water supply. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Marin Ireland plays a struggling Polish immigrant in Martynas Majok's gritty New Jersey-set drama Ironbound, which also features Shiloh Fernandez. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Whoopi Goldberg took her turn in White Rabbit, Red Rabbit, an Iranian solo play featuring a different star each week, all of them seeing the script for the first time when they step onstage. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The Dutch historical epic Admiral depicts the adventures of 17th-century naval hero Michiel de Ruyter. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck