In the 1950s and '60s, Alfred Hitchcock held audiences spellbound with stylish, smart, psychological thrillers that kept everyone guessing. Films like North by Northwest, Vertigo, and Rebecca have become classics. Director Jaume Collet-Serra tries to capture the old magic in his new mystery Unknown.

On fair Verona Street in the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon, two garden gnome households, both alike in plaster dignity, play out a tale as old as star cross'd lovers. The animated movie Gnomeo and Juliet bases its story on Shakespeare's beloved tragedy, but makes it accessible to children.

The demise of American Idol has been greatly exaggerated. Now beginning its 10th season, the singing competition is one of the few TV shows that consistently convinces a wide range of TV viewers to tune in each week.

Profound grief is like being forcibly removed to another country. Daily life happens all around the griever, but the griever is separate, isolated, in the world but not of it. Rabbit Hole (rated PG-13 for some language and pot use) delves into this foreign country that no one wants to visit, but that becomes home to almost all of us sometime.

Full of mind-blowing special effects, Tron: Legacy revives a 1982 movie that gained a cult following despite flopping at the box office. The Tron franchise is a case of technology catching up with a concept as the movie delivers fantastic thrills the original could never match.

Fairy tales have survived the test of time because, underneath the bippity boppity boo, they're always about something meaningful. Disney's new princess movie Tangled is no different. At its core, it addresses the fear of growing up and leaving home, but it adds a big dose of humor. This story of Rapunzel (rated PG for brief mild violence) works on all levels, pleasing adults and children alike. It's a Disney fairy tale the way fairy tales are meant to be.

A sea change has swept through modern journalism, with websites, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter crowding out old media. The screenwriters of Morning Glory (rated PG-13) must have missed the roughly 1 million articles on this topic as they wrote this charming but outdated examination of modern journalism, specifically the morning show variety.