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Frank Scheck
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Frank Scheck has been covering film, theater and music for more than 30 years. He was previously the editor of Stages Magazine, the chief theater critic for the Christian Science Monitor and a theater critic and culture writer for The New York Post. His writing has appeared in such publications as the New York Daily News, Playbill, Backstage and various national and international newspapers. He has provided on-air commentary for the BBC, MSNBC and the Fox Business channel, among others.
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‘Melania’ Review: Brett Ratner’s Melania Trump Documentary Is an Unabashed, Fly-on-the-Gilded-Wall Fawn Job
The 'Rush Hour' director's film offers an up-close and not-so-personal portrait of the first lady during the few weeks before President Trump's second inauguration.
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‘Shelter’ Review: A Solid Jason Statham Flick, Classed Up by Sharp Supporting Cast and Some Emotional Stakes
Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie and Harriet Walter also star in Ric Roman Waugh's thriller, in which Statham plays a former Special Services soldier desperately trying to protect a young girl.
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‘The Wrecking Crew’ Review: Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa Get the Job Done in Fun, Forgettable Action-Comedy Trifle
Angel Manuel Soto's Amazon Prime Video feature finds the stars playing estranged half-brothers who reunite to investigate their father's death.
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‘Send Help’ Review: Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien Face Off in Sam Raimi’s Rivetingly Bonkers Survival Thriller
An aggrieved employee and her abusive boss get stranded on an island together in the 'Evil Dead' and 'Spider-Man' director's latest.
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‘Mercy’ Review: Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson in an AI Thriller That Will Have You Longing for a Digital Detox
Kali Reis co-stars in Timur Bekmambetov's film about a man on trial for murder who has to prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge.
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‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Review: Gerard Butler in a Post-Apocalyptic Sequel That’s Exactly What You Expect
Morena Baccarin co-stars in the follow-up to the 2020 thriller about a family forced into an underground bunker after a global catastrophe.
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‘The Choral’ Review: Not Even a Typically First-Rate Ralph Fiennes Can Make This World War I-Set Drama Sing
Nicholas Hytner directs Alan Bennett's screenplay about a British choral society during World War I.
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Review: Josh Hutcherson and Homicidal Animatronic Creatures Return for a Sequel That Should Be Skipped
The follow-up to 2023's surprise smash hit horror film also features Mckenna Grace, Matthew Lillard and Skeet Ulrich.
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‘Fackham Hall’ Review: Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston Lead Disposably Fun ‘Downton Abbey’ Spoof
This broad comedy directed by Jim O'Hanlon also features Thomasin McKenzie, Tom Felton and Ben Radcliffe.
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‘Hunting Season’ Review: A Magnetic Mel Gibson Makes This Formulaic Actioner Watchable
A reclusive survivalist and his young daughter shelter a badly wounded woman in this violent thriller directed by RJ Collins.
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‘Frontier Crucible’ Review: Armie Hammer Plays a Sadistic Outlaw in Shrug-Worthy Western Comeback
In his first screen role since 2022's 'Death on the Nile,' the actor co-leads an 1870s Arizona-set film also featuring Myles Clohessy, Thomas Jane and William H. Macy.
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‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin Return for a Blast of a Sequel Full of Delights Both Familiar and New
The long-awaited follow-up to the 2016 Oscar-winning animated hit about a rabbit-fox police partnership also features Idris Elba, Quinta Brunson and Ke Huy Quan in a sprawling voice cast.
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