When her child dies, emotionally scarred Emilia struggles with grief and the memory of a disastrous affair. Natalie Portman, Oscar winner for "Black Swan", stars in a gripping film about two families trying to heal after a tragedy.

In the same vein as “Rudy,” this year’s Cinderella sports story, “The Mighty Macs” is a typical underdog film with plenty of heart and brawn. It is based on the true story of a Catholic girls’ basketball team that achieved the impossible of winning a championship, with some divine intervention.

"The Help" tells the stories of a changing America in the 1960s Civil Rights movement through the eyes of black maids working in the South.

Oscar winner Helen Mirren stars as Rachel Singer in The Debt, a tale of an Israel intelligence Mossad agent who is honored for killing a notorious Nazi decades ago, or did she.

Thanks to Antonio Banderas witty and even sensual humble Cato (cat), Dream Works’ clever “Puss in Boots” is a likable, clever fairy tale. Its delightful jokes for both adults and kiddies make it a real treat, Go and laugh.

Based on Yun Tae-ho’s Internet comic, Moss is a 2010 Hitchcock-type thriller that builds suspense around a mysterious village hiding secrets. Set in the South Korean mountainside, the film blends a father-son tale with a struggle between good and evil. As the son edges closer to the truth about his

Based upon a true story, Brad Pitt gives his second great 2011 performance (Tree of Life) as he plays the role of a baseball manager, Billy Beane, trying to get his team on top after a disastrous season.

British actress Kristin Scott Thomas takes a bite out of a juicy role in the French drama, Love Crime. Veteran director Alain Corneau‘s taut thriller centers on vicious office politics with Thomas' portrayal of Christine, a cunning executive out to use, ruin and maybe kill her assistant.

The futurist “In Time” has some fine acting by Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in a unique premise, humans stop living at 25 years of age unless they can afford to buy more time. Therefore, anyone with lots of money can practically live forever, but the poor die young.

“The Ides of March” contains some good acting from respectable actors but sadly, that cannot save a dull, unconvincing plot line of a presidential candidate with a secret. The A+ ensemble cast deserves a better movie.