Scheck on the Arts

The faith-based romance drama Old Fashioned is positioning itself as a wholesome Valentine's Day weekend alternative to Fifty Shades of Grey. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Jonathan Smith's comedy/drama  The Worst Year of My Life depicts the downward spiral of a three-year relationship. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy headline Robert Falls' acclaimed Goodman Theater production of Eugene O'Neill's classic drama The Iceman Cometh, now receiving a limited engagement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

David Greig's play with music The Events, featuring a local community choir at every performance, is inspired by the 2011 massacre of  77 people in Norway. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Dianne Wiest and Tonya Pinkins play warring office mates in Joel Drake Johnson's play Rasheeda Speaking, marking Cynthia Nixon's directorial debut. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Stephen McKinley Henderson excels as the central character in Stephen Adly Guirgis' acclaimed drama Between Riverside and Crazy, being given an encore production by the Second Stage Theatre. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Two old friends pretend to be engaged only to fall in love for real in the romantic comedy One Small Hitch. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Nicolas Cage and Hayden Christensen play former Crusaders battling the forces of an evil usurper to the throne in the 12th century China-set epic Outcast. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Andew Napier's documentary Mad as Hell chronicles the career of media political pundit Cenk Uygur, host of the hugely successful The Young Turks Internet show. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck