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The path of post-superstardom is a treacherous one for big-screen comedians, paved as it is with second-rate opportunities for dramedy schmaltz (See: Robin Williams in Patch Adams), wretched remakes ...

Jim Carrey has a new kid’s movie coming out called Mr. Popper’s Penguins. It’s bound to be a big hit with 10-year-olds. The Woodland Park Zoo is bracing itself for the onslaught. More specifically, ...

“Mr. Popper’s Penguins” is as generic and predictable as movies get. Despite its potentially funny premise, it takes no chances and results in one of the blandest comedies of the year. The plot can ...

The Kimmel Center is presenting the Philadelphia premiere of a family favorite. Mr. Popper's Penguins waddles from page to the stage in a musical adaption of the popular children's novel of the same ...

Officially, "Mr. Popper's Penguins" is based on a children's book from 1938, but it's really based on movies circa 1998, when comedians such as Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams and Jim ...

Casa Mañana brings “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” from a smash-hit New York and London West End season to Sheridan. The family-friendly musical adaptation of the book by Richard & Florence Atwater features ...

Who hasn’t had a dream of grand adventures? Who hasn’t had their head in the clouds once too often? And who among us can honestly state that they’ve never–not even once–hoped to meet a real, live ...

'Mr. Popper's Penguins" is precious, protracted and pleasant enough, if not exactly potty trained. It pops from beloved children's book to the screen as a passable time-passer for the pre-school set.