By Greg Vellante
Correspondent
There are three major heist sequences in “The Town,” all of which resonate with a satisfying element of danger. I recall the brute realism of the opening scene where four men in skull …

Here’s something funny — “Laughology.” The Victorians thought laughing would make you insane. Some of us think not laughing will do that. Norman Cousins famously believed that laughter could cure illness. “Laughology” is an infectious, …

Ratings based on four-star system.
‘The American’
Rated R
?? 1/2
The new George Clooney film “The American” is pretty. It’s also pretty dour, even with all the Italian mountain scenery, used here as a backdrop to the tale …

By Greg Vellante
Correspondent
In “I’m Still Here,” Joaquin Phoenix smokes like a chimney, swears like a sailor, and his scruffy appearance and indiscernible slur of speech make him more reminiscent of a homeless drunk than the …