Scheck on the Arts

Kamala Harris had a very good night in the second evening of the Democratic debate. Joe Biden, not so much. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

David Cale's acclaimed solo autobiograhical musical We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time, first seen at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, is currently receiving its NYC premiere at the Public. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Last night's opening salvo in a series of twelve Democratic candidate debates illustrated how much the voters are going to have to pace themselves. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

Avi Hesher's drama The Other Story revolves around two families affected by the growing divide between the secular and ultra-religious in Israeli society. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Monday night at NYC's Riverside Church, an all-star cast of actors performed a dramatic reading of the Mueller Report that that turned it an absurdist tragicomedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

---------Frank Scheck

The desperate owner of a failing radio station devises an endurance contest to drum up publicity in Billboard, Zeke Zelker's "cine-experience" featuring Eric Roberts and Heather Matarazzo. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A women's literary society has a secret murderous agenda in Madam Yanekova's Fine Literature Club, Israeli filmmaker Guilhad Emilio Schenker's darkly comic horror film. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Toni Stone, the new biographical drama by Lydia R. Diamond, author of Stick Fly and Smart People, tells the story of the first African-American woman to play professional baseball. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Oliver Murray's documentary The Quiet One chronicles the life and career of Bill Wyman, founding member and former bassist of The Rolling Stones. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck