Scheck on the Arts

J.J. Abrams and Hamilton director Thomas Kail are among the producers of Derren Brown: Secret, the debut Broadway appearance by the two-time Olivier Award-winning British mentalist. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

In last night's primary debate, the Democratic candidates seems more to be auditioning for Netflix stand-up comedy specials than running for President. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

An ensemble of veteran performers appears in 3 Days with Dad, Larry Clarke's dramedy about a family dealing with the death of its patriarch. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Laurence Fishburne stars in Imprisoned, Paul Kampf's prison drama about a corrupt warden who frames an ex-con with whom he has a tragic history. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

A troubled man finds himself physically and emotionally unraveling in Owen Long's sexually provocative gothic horror film Seeds. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Michelle Esrick's documentary Cracked Up chronicles comedian Darrell Hammond's efforts to overcome the lingering emotional effects of childhood trauma. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

A writer learns life lessons from an elderly native American in Neither Wolf Nor Dog, Steven Lewis Simpson's indie drama based on Kent Nerburn's 1994 semi-autobiographical novel. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Gavin Fitzgerald and Charlie Lightening's documentary Liam Gallagher: As It Was chronicles the personal and professional travails of the former Oasis frontman after the band broke up. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Danny Huston directs and stars in The Last Photograph, about a grieving father desperately searching for a stolen photograph of him and his dead son. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel chronicles the efforts of Israel's national team, composed entirely of Jewish-American players, to compete in the World Baseball Classic. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck