Who knew that combining a sweet story about an adorable penguin and one about the atrocities of a political uprising in 1976 Argentina could have such charm? “The Penguin Lessons” does just that, ...

One film per year in which the unexpected friendship of a penguin deeply affects a human being dealing with emotional pain? No objection here. That’s what we get with the British offering “The Penguin ...

The Gist: Buenos Aires, 1976: Tom Michell (Coogan) arrives at fancypants rich-boy educatorium St. George’s College as an explosion rocks the city a little ways off. That’s just a coup happening back ...

Penguins are some of the cutest animals in the world, second only to -- and I admit that I may be slightly biased -- my two cats. Yes, whether penguins are marching, surfing, dancing or trying to blow ...

“South American penguins teach humans a valuable life lesson” may seem like an obscure film genre, but somehow, we’ve ended up with two of them in surprisingly short order. Last year there was the ...

With a glum teacher and a penguin far from home, “The Penguin Lessons” is a “happy to be sad” film bringing tears and a smile. Based on Tom Michell’s memoir of teaching at an upper-class boys’ school ...

To many people, 1989’s “Dead Poets Society” with the late-great Robin Williams is pretty much the perfect movie. But it appears that you can actually improve upon perfection, as “The Penguin Lessons” ...