Scheck on the Arts

Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops put some Americana into Lincoln Center's American Songbook concert series. To read my Billboard review of the show, click here.

Dylan Howitt's documentary Out of Thin Air recounts the complex story of Iceland's most notorious murder case. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently showcased at Toronto's Hot Docs, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

It's been a week in political news to make your head spin. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook on the events including President Trump firing FBI Director James Comey, click here.

A superb cast including Alec Baldwin (not playing you know who) and Ellen Burstyn (as Elizabeth Warren) appeared in All the President's Men?, a one-night staged reading of excerpts from Trump's cabinet confirmation hearings. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook about the event, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently screened at Toronto's Hot Docs:

Bojana Burnac's My Life Without Air profiles world champion free-diver Goran Colak. To read my review, click here.

Darren Mann's This Cold Life profiles the residents of the world's northernmost town. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Attiya Khan and Lawrence Jackman's documentary A Better Man focuses on Khan's confrontations with the ex-boyfriend who abused her 20 years earlier. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film that recently received its world premiere at Hot Docs, click here.

--------Frank Scheck

An uptight businessman and a daffy female chef forge a connection over their shared love of fine food in Derek Hui's romantic comedy This is Not What I Expected. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck