Scheck on the Arts

John Pollono writes, directs and appears in Small Engine Repair, the screen adaptation of his acclaimed 2011 play, also featuring Jon Bernthal and Shea Whigham. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews from the Telluride Film Festival:

Liz Garbus' documentary Becoming Cousteau chronicles the life and career of the filmmaker-explorer who introduced millions of viewers to teeming life beneath the sea. To read my review, click here.

The Rescue, the new documentary by the makers of Free Solo and Meru, relates the story of the heroic efforts of a team of cave divers to save trapped children in a Thai cave. To read my review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza star in Best Sellers, Lina Roessier's comedy about a reclusive, cantankerous novelist who embarks on a publicity tour with his desperate publisher. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Shea Whigham plays a social worker to tries to protect a client from her abusive ex-con husband in the thriller The Gateway, also featuring Olivia Munn and Bruce Dern. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi's documentary My Childhood, My Country chronicles the life of an Afghan youth over two decades. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck