Scheck on the Arts

Santino Fontana stars as John Adams in 1776, the Encores production of the Tony-winning 1969 musical about the Founding Fathers, which Lin-Manuel Miranda credits as his inspiration for Hamilton. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

A married couple deals with relationship issues after one of them spots a UFO in Brian Ackley's domestic/sci-fi drama Alienated. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Mel England and Janice Markham play the title roles in Ron and Laura Take Back America, their mockumentary about a right-wing couple fighting back against Obama's America. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

A family copes with the strain of a teenager suffering from mental illness in Jonathan D. Bucari's feature debut, No Letting Go. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Six friends indulge in some backwoods ghost-hunting in Tripp Rhame's horror film Bleed. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Pietro Marcello's documentary Lost and Beautiful takes a fantastical turn after the sudden death of its lead subject. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film recently screened at New Directors/New Films, click here.

------Frank Scheck