The new documentary from Vietnamese filmmaker, HÀ Lệ Diễm, CHILDREN OF THE MIST, transports the viewer to the fog-shrouded mountains of North Vietnam where dwell the Hmong. They represent an ethnic minority in the country and they have a very disturbing tradition: bride-kidnapping.

In "The Whale" Charlie is a 600-pound, homosexual English professor who teaches online courses. Ashamed of his body, he tells his students that his laptop's camera is busted. But there's a lot more that's busted in this man's life than just his camera. With death seemingly on the horizon, he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

Stories of those who lived, not for themselves, but for others can have great influence in this time when it seems like so many people are just looking out for number one. Devotion is one such story that not only highlights selfless living but tragic racism that is, unfortunately, still an all-too-familiar happening in our own day and age.

The wall that divides the West Bank between the Palestinian and Israeli territories plays a major role in a new film by Palestinian filmmaker, Ameen Nayfeh, "200 Meters."

There have been many stage performances of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" over the centuries but perhaps none in recent history was as significant as the one at the Lafayette Theater in Harlem in October of 1936. The new film, "Voodoo Macbeth" tells the story of how the play, directed by none other than Orson Welles, came to be.

When Nate becomes paralyzed he loses hope about his life. A service capuchin monkey is offered to him and Gigi changes everything. The two become inseparable and hope and joy enter Nate's life once again.

What does the humble suffering of Anthony Mary Claret, Archbishop of Spain from the 19th century, have to say to us today? During complicated times and political upheaval, he preached Christ in season and out of season, while being slandered during life and long after his death.

When life seems to hit us with one hard knock after another, what do we do? Father Stuart Long offers us an example of how to transform suffering in Mark Wahlberg's newest film and passion project.

Unaware of the reasons for his removal as bishop, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Nektarios, is exiled from Alexandria, Egypt to Athens, Greece without a diocese or means to support himself. His life is one of intense interior suffering from constant persecution, but also of most admirable holiness.

Romantic comedies have been pretty sad of late and "Marry Me" doesn't do much to change that. Having said that, the film does have its sweet moments and just might be a reminder to be on the lookout for the unexpected things in life. Sometimes, those surprises are just what God uses to get our attention.