Back in 2005, troubled, fatherless, 11 year-old Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) was walking down South Beach in Florida, when he saw a young dolphin caught in a crab trap. Determined to help, he cuts the ropes, comforts the stranded animal and summons a marine rescue team who deliver her to a dedicated marine biologist, Dr. Clay Haskett (Harry Connick Jr.), at Clearwater Marine Hospital. Read more

A baby orca, separated from his mom and pod, is discovered swimming solo off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Whales are social animals, and the lonely baby soon approaches boaters and fishermen, establishing close relationships with them. Locals name the baby killer whale Luna, and he becomes a regular member of the community. Read more>>

Charlotte Gainsbourg bounces back from Antichrist with an Australian drama that has more to say about mourning than The Tree of Life. Read more>>

Thunder Soul is a genuinely uplifting documentary that spans two distinct time periods - past and present - in the history of Kashmere High School Band, a student ensemble that during the 1970s ruled in the realm of high school music competitions and that reunited in 2008, picking up their instruments again for the first time in years, to play a tribute concert in honor of their inspired, inspiring and demanding music teacher and band leader, Conrad O. Johnson, Sr., fondly referred to by them as Prof. Read more>>

If you’re in the mood for a gentle French comedy, spend a few hours with Gerard Depardieu and Gisele Casadesus. Read more

Heather Courtney’s documentary, Where Soldiers Come From, begins and ends in a rural Michigan town, but it could be about any American community where youngsters who’re graduating from high school and preparing themselves for adulthood must make decisions about what their next steps should be. Read more>>

Filmmaker Billy Corben’s glitzy documentary, Limelight, follows the rise and demise of New York club lord, Peter Gatien, who ruled the city’s nightlife during the 1980s, until his trend-setting establishments, including the eponymous Limelight, were shut down by officials who accused Gatien and his crew of employees of using the popular premises to distribute illegal drugs. Read more>>

Superficially, you could call this a baseball movie. But it’s about far more than that, opening with a quote from Yankees great Mickey Mantle: “It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about a game you’ve been playing your whole life.” Read more

Writers Steven Zaillian (Schindler’s List) and Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) have elevated this true story adapted from Michael Lewis’ 2003 book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game to a smart film which should be enjoyed by a wide audience. Read more>>

It’s delusional to consider this an action film. There’s lots of grotesque violence, but most of the time an artsy, self-conscious, existentialist stillness reigns - or, more accurately, tedium - although Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn was lauded at Cannes for his hyper-stylish, neo-noir direction. Read more