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Frank Scheck

Frank Scheck

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Publications:
Hollywood Reporter
Total Reviews:
960

Best Reviewed Films

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100% I For India (2007) " Despite its rough-hewn technical aspects, "I for India" emerges as a moving portrait of cultural dislocation and the emotional complexities of family dynamics." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 5, 2007
98% The Life of Reilly (2007) " It's fortunate that we have this filmed record -- directed by Barry Poltermann and Frank Anderson -- of a memorable solo performance by a true show business original." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 3, 2007
24% Awake (2007) " Sometimes in their urgency to prevent critics from seeing their dreck, film companies throw out the baby with the bathwater. Such is the case with this nifty little thriller." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 2, 2007
90% Yiddish Theater: A Love Story (2006) " Although the film's highly personal approach ultimately pays off in terms of heartfelt emotion -- particularly at its bittersweet conclusion -- it's hard not to wish that its focus was not quite so narrow." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 28, 2007
78% Desert Bayou (2007) " This little known human interest story is a fascinating one." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 26, 2007
100% Confessions of a Superhero (2007) " A detailed portrait of these societal eccentrics, which, while not neglecting their obvious personal problems, is clearly sympathetic." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 20, 2007
67% Naked Boys Singing (2007) " The songs generally are quite fun, with the contributing stamp of famed comedy writer Bruce Vilanch quite evident. And the strong-voiced performers deliver them in engaging fashion." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 9, 2007
79% 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2007) " Part history lesson and part profile, the film presents a concise, cogent account of recent Tibetan history as well as an engrossing onscreen conversation with one of the world's great spiritual leaders." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 26, 2007
88% Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) " After a long series of artistic missteps, Sidney Lumet, 83, makes a smashing return to form with this bleak crime thriller that shows off the veteran director's many strengths." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 24, 2007
75% Faat-Kine (2001) " It is nothing less than a witty, sophisticated comedy of manners, African style." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 22, 2007
98% For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) " While the film is unlikely to sway anyone whose mind already isn't made up, it provides plenty food for thought in its examination of biblical doctrine on same-sex love and how it resonates to this day." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 19, 2007
100% Toots (2008) " Affectionately and vividly recalls a bygone New York era." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 9, 2007
65% The Kite Runner (2007) " The film feels totally convincing in all its technical aspects, including its use of Chinese locations to double for the story's Afghan setting." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 9, 2007
12% Feel the Noise (2007) " No one will mistake director Alejandro Chomski's Feel the Noise for great drama. But there's an undeniable sweetness to the characters, the performers are highly appealing, and the music sizzles." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Oct 8, 2007
22% Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) " Fast-paced and filled with brisk action sequences, the film should reasonably satisfy the devotees." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 24, 2007
59% Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) " Gerwig proves herself to be a charming screen presence who manages to make her character somehow appealing despite her utter self-involvement." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 14, 2007
53% Zebraman (2007) " ...it also has an undeniable charm, and the kitschy, CGI-enhanced special effects add greatly to the amusement factor." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 10, 2007
88% The Willow Tree (2007) " Majidi infuses his simple yet eloquent tale with stunning imagery designed to make us relate to Youssef's reawakening." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 10, 2007
75% Canvas (2007) " An unusually sensitive take on schizophrenia." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Sep 4, 2007
86% Primo Levi's Journey (La Strada di Levi) (2007) " Primo Levi's Journey is a rather unfocused but ultimately provocative portrait of Eastern Europe." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 22, 2007
66% Shoot 'Em Up (2007) " Anyone looking for subtlety, character development or layered plotting will be disappointed, but action fans will find plenty to amuse them." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 22, 2007
37% If I Didn't Care (2007) " ...the film is notable for its picturesque Hamptons locations and the brevity of its 75-minute running time." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 15, 2007
82% The Sugar Curtain (El Telon de azucar) (2007) " The filmmaker's bittersweet reflections on her own former idealism form the philosophical heart of the film, which is less judgmental than simply sorrowful in its nostalgia for a lost society." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 15, 2007
61% Dans Paris (Inside Paris) (2007) " By the time it's over, you feel as if you've taken a graduate course at UCLA film school." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 15, 2007
89% Camden 28 (2007) " Director Anthony Giacchino doesn't always relate the tale in the clearest fashion, but his sometimes overly emotional approach... doesn't detract from its essential fascination." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 11, 2007
90% Punk's Not Dead (2007) " Susan Dynner's documentary about the past 30 years of punk music doesn't exactly break any new ground. But it does offer an entertaining overview that is leavened with humorous philosophical digressions." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 10, 2007
81% In Search of Mozart (2007) " More rewarding musically than cinematically." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 4, 2007
88% Real Dirt on Farmer John (2007) " Of interest even to those not particularly interested in the subject of farming." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jul 25, 2007
79% You're Gonna Miss Me (2007) " There's an undeniable fascination to watching the extensive footage of Erickson, whose yowling, manic vocals on display in the extensive archival performance footage contrasts dramatically with scenes of him in more recent times." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 20, 2007
63% Casting About (2007) " A simultaneously dispiriting and inspiring portrait of the auditioning process that will be of great interest to actors and casting directors." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 14, 2007
75% Dinosaurs Alive! 3D (2007) " Anyone seriously interested in the subject will find much to fascinate them here." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 9, 2007
88% ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007) " Sheds much-needed light on a fascinating show-business institution." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 8, 2007
50% Race You to the Bottom (2005) " Although more than a little familiar in its road movie-style romantic banter and bickering, the film is easy to take for a number of reasons, including the witty and frequently caustic dialogue." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 18, 2007
68% The Treatment (2006) " The smart screenplay and the terrific performances more than compensate for the lack of freshness." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 18, 2007
87% The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006) " What helps the film rise above the level of a photographed college lecture is the director's inventive and playful presentation." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 4, 2007
78% You Kill Me (2007) " Yet another hilarious cinematic depiction of a professional hit man's angst." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 2, 2007
48% Wind Chill (2007) " Wind Chill, for all its flaws, is an often spooky and imaginative ghost story that contains a genuine creepiness." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted May 1, 2007
83% Rock the Bells (2007) " For connoisseurs of stories of show business near-disasters, Bells is compelling viewing." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Apr 24, 2007
20% Dead Silence (2007) " Director Wan demonstrates that he's equally effective working in a more classical vein, especially with his skillful use of chilling low-key sound effects and silence in several scary sequences." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 20, 2007
90% America At A Crossroads: Operation Homecoming: Writing The Wartime Experience (2007) " It provides an illuminating portrait of the mind-set of those men and women serving overseas." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 26, 2007
14% Wild Hogs (2007) " The fun comedic turns by the starry quartet partly makes up for the predictable broad humor of this vulgar road comedy." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Feb 26, 2007
91% The Italian (2007) " Combining the influences of Italian neorealism with Dickensian melodrama, Andrei Kravchuk's simultaneously tough-minded and sentimental The Italian is as bracing as it is moving" — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 25, 2007
83% Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story (2006) " There's no denying the fascinating nature of the story, about a 13-year-old Japanese girl whose mysterious 1977 disappearance was ultimately credited to nothing less than a kidnapping by North Korean spies." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 12, 2007
100% The Case of the Grinning Cat (Chats Perches) (2006) " Demonstrates that this cinematic provocateur [director Chris Marker] has lost little of his gift for social observation." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jan 3, 2007
52% Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006) " Alison Chernick's documentary attempts to provide some much-needed insight, combining a biographical and artistic portrait of the provocateur." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 30, 2006
70% Backstage (2006) " A complex psychological thriller that serves as a modern-day, darker variation on All About Eve." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Dec 28, 2006
91% Iraq in Fragments (2006) " The frequently gorgeous footage, culled from some 300 hours shot over a two-year period, provides ample compensation for any narrative." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 29, 2006
100% Who the $#%@ Is Jackson Pollock (2006) " Fascinatingly ambiguous tale and bizarre cast of characters make it one of the more entertaining documentaries in recent memory." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 27, 2006
56% Fuck (F*ck) (2005) " Proving that any subject is grist for the current documentary mill, Steve Anderson's film provides a comprehensive portrait of the expletive that some people find gravely offensive and that others find to be one of the most wonderful and versatile words." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 10, 2006
94% Unser täglich Brot (Our Daily Bread) (2006) " Nikolaus Geyrhalter's beautifully shot and elegantly edited documentary belies the frequent ugliness of its subject matter." — Hollywood Reporter
Posted Nov 8, 2006
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