Scheck on the Arts

The documentary Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank chronicles the life and political career of the first openly gay congressman. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this Tribeca Film Festival world premiere, click here.

An immature actor/screenwriter is suddenly forced to assume custody of his much younger, emotionally troubled sibling in Sister. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Courteney Cox makes her directorial debut with the dark comedy Just Before I Go, starring Seann William Scott as a depressed man who returns to his hometown to settle some old scores before committing suicide. To read my Hollywood Reporter of this film which received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

Fran Kranz plays an overgrown man-child who attempts to find the killer of his beloved feline in Murder of a Cat. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this Tribeca Film Festival world premiere, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

A small group of passengers desperately to prevent their runaway train from speeding to a fatal crash in the nifty British thriller Last Passenger. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Mike Fleiss' revelatory documentary The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir chronicles the life and career of the Grateful Dead's legendary rhythm guitarist. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film which received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Inventing Mary Martin is a new musical revue celebrating the life and career of the legendary Broadway star. To read my New York Post review of this Off-Broadway show being presented by the York Theatre Company, click here.

Katie Holomes plays a homocidal elementary school teacher in the dark comedy Miss Meadows. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film which recently received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

The documentary Desert Riders recounts the story of how thousands of young boys were trafficked to the United Arab Emirates to serve as camel jockeys. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The documentary NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage chronicles the international tour of a production of Richard III starring Kevin Spacey. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of this film receiving its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

Two troubled teenage girls are suspected in the disappearance of a toddler in Every Secret Thing, documentary filmmaker Amy Berg's (West of Memphis) fiction film debut. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film which recently received its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, click here.

-----Frank Scheck