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But generally the four actors are stagily housebound in director Megan Behm’s functionally moody production, which is dominated by a rain-splattered windowpane upstage.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2017

Over to our two principals, who can’t wait to be stagily coy about their relationship, and at considerable length.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2017

His timing is stagily perfect, since Levinson needs help out of this jam.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2016

Huisman is very good in Adaline, but the movie requires him to do little more than smolder in Lively’s direction—much as Dinklage, for example, has had to be stagily sneaky in both Thrones and X-Men.

From Time • Apr. 27, 2015

Casey affected not to notice, and busied himself with the fire while the woman reproved Junior half-heartedly in an undertone, and laughed stagily and remarked upon the number of hours since they had breakfasted.

From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.