Scheck on the Arts

A preacher and his family fall prey to mysterious forces in the horror film Nothing Left to Fear, starring Anne Heche and James Tupper. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A single mother struggles to raise her Wolf Children in the charming Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosada. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The moving documentary Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq tells the story of the famed dancer whose career ended when she fell victim to polio. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A restless 27-year-old woman searches for her identity on a cross-country road trip in the new off-Broadway comedy Bike America. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Vishal Hiraskar's documentary The Time is...Now presents the stories of survivors of horrific events. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A young woman attempts to reconnect with her dementia-addled, war veteran father in in the indie drama Cleaver's Destiny. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

A troubled child indulges her revenge fantasies via telekinesis in Marina de Van's horror film Dark Touch. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A star-studded roster performed a stirring evening of folk music that inspired the new Coen Brothers film in the Town Hall concert Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis." To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Two new documentaries about Afghanistan have recently hit theaters:

Ariana Delawari's We Came Home recounts her family's reconnection with their father's homeland and her musical collaboration with Afghan musicians.  To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Eve Orner's The Network chronicles Tolo TV, Afghanistan's first independent televison network. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Christine Yoo's debut feature Wedding Palace is being advertised as the first Asian-American romantic comedy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The eye-opening documentary The Paw Project makes a passionate argument for the banning of cat declawing. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A beautiful widow encounters farcical romantic complications in the French film comedy Hotel Normandy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck