Rob Reiner

Model of showbiz generosity

- STEPHANIE ZACHAREK

THE UNIFYING THREAD THROUGH THE films of Rob Reiner is a tempered sweetness, a kind of resilient exultation informed by the knowledge that little in life ever goes as planned. That would be a glistening legacy for any filmmaker, and Reiner, who was found dead on Dec. 14 along with his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, left us with that and more.