Family Stone, The (2005)

‘The Family Stone’ (2005) PG-13 | December 16, 2005 | 103 mins There’s been a grave misunderstanding. In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living. Screenplay…

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‘The Family Stone’ (2005) Review

The Family Stone

The Family Stone Synopsis: An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family’s annual Christmas celebration and finds that she’s a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life. When Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney) brings home his uptight, icy girlfriend Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker) for Christmas, his somewhat eccentric…

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‘Playing It Cool’ (2014) Review

Playing it Cool is a rom-com designed to subvert the rom-com genre, but ultimately comes across as gimmicky and a bit blah. The cast is pretty great, with Topher Grace a bright spot and Aubrey Plaza playing Aubrey Plaza, aka April Ludgate. Her character throwing bowling balls at Chris Evans is a highlight. Chris Evans’s…

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