By Frank Scheck There are two things that can make any movie better: Steve Coogan and penguins. Loosely based on a memoir by Tom Michell, the film takes place in 1976 in Buenos Aires, where ...

There are two things that can make any movie better: Steve Coogan and penguins. Fortunately, and not surprisingly considering its title, The Penguin Lessons features both. Well, at least one ...

On the release of Peter Cattaneo’s “The Penguin Lessons,” let me take a moment to extol the virtues of a comedian and actor, Steve Coogan. Mr. Coogan’s career continues full bore, and he was nominated ...

While no one would confuse Reno with Steve Coogan, who plays the protagonist of “The Penguin Lessons,” their characters are both closed off from human feelings. In “My Penguin Friend,” a ...

There are two things that can make any movie better: Steve Coogan and penguins. Fortunately, and not surprisingly considering its title, The Penguin Lessons features both. Well, at least one penguin, ...

The film’s version of Tom (Steve Coogan) arrives in the politically tumultuous Buenos Aires of 1976 to begin a job teaching English at a prestigious boarding school. St. George’s College’s ...