Melissa Levine

Liev Schreiber adapts a best-selling novel, without the best results.

Mike Mills’ debut is smart, funny, and gorgeously sad.

Paltrow anchors the screen version of a prize-winning play.

Evan Rachel Wood and James Woods get lost in Pretty Persuasion.

Bergman’s Saraband is bogged down by its monstrous men.

The Constant Gardener ripens into a distasteful thriller.

Kids at Paul Green’s rock school are learning some serious riffs, but at what price?

The life of the emperor penguin isn’t easy, but it might make yours seem better.

Three great directors serve up a sampler of love and desire.

Jonathan Nossiter’s wine documentary is subversive, funny, and humane.

A ballroom dance competition brings out kids’ best — and New York’s.

Traveling Pants is an ill fit for the screen, but teens and tweens will love it.