Steve Coogan

The Penguin Lessons

The Penguin Lessons is a quietly powerful and unexpectedly timely film set against the turbulent backdrop of 1976 Argentina, a nation sliding from democracy into military dictatorship. Though the film never names General Jorge Rafael Videla or speaks of the regime’s atrocities, the atmosphere of fear and censorship hums ominously in the background. This restraint…

The Trip to Italy

THE TRIP TO ITALY Was planning a trip to Italy so watched this travelogue movie, The Trip to Italy, about two English/Welsh actors (Steve Coogan & Bob Brydon) traveling down the east coast of Italy (Liguria – Piemonte – Toscana – Roma – Campania). These two good friends find a reason to have someone pay…