Scheck on the Arts

The acclaimed British stage adaptation of Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic film, has made its off-Broadway debut. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Former White House Communications Director (for ten days, anyway) Anthony Scaramucci extended his 15 minutes of fame last week with appearances on TMZ and The View. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

Oprah Winfrey made her debut as a contributor to 60 Minutes with a segment in which she conducted a meeting between Trump supporters and opponents. It wasn't pretty. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

The immerseive stage production KPOP gives audiences a behind-the-scenes tour of a fictional Korean pop music factory. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Social media becomes a nightmare for a young woman and her friends in Simon Verhoeven's horror film Friend Request. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Noah Wyle plays a man who suffers a life-threatening injury after being hit by a stray bullet in Jeremy Kagan's drama Shot. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Donald Trump gave the strangest speech ever by a U.S. president at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Michael Shannon stars in Simpatico, the Sam Shepard revival from Chicago's A Red Orchid Theater, now being presented at Princeton's McCarter Theatre Center. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck