Year of the Dog (2007)

Year of the Dog (2007)

Plan B Entertainment etc.

May 11, 2007
Dramedy
DVD
C-

A woman understandably likes her dog better than the people around her, and then the dog dies.  Mike White wrote and directed, seven years after he starred in Chuck & Buck.

Wild Nights with Emily

Wild Nights with Emily

P2 Films

March 11, 2018

Historical Comedy, Romance

DVD
B-

While this is at times funny and/or touching, I'm not sure how well it works to deliberately go against the usual "serious historical drama" directing approach.  I might've preferred this as a book, or even the writer-director Madeleine Olnek's original stageplay.  Still, definitely worth watching, and thinking about.

My Boss's Daughter

My Boss's Daughter

Miramax etc.

August 22, 2003

Romcom
DVD
D+

Kept from being as bad as it could be by the sheer villainy of the father-boss character (played by Stamp).  David Zucker directed.

Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania

Sony

September 28, 2012

Children's, Horror, Comedy

DVD
C-

I enjoyed this movie enough in the theater to see the second one (which I liked less) but on DVD, especially without the delighted surprise of recognizing the voice actors, I didn't care as much, although, as with Hop, the look is better than the story.  Genndy Tartakovsky directed.

Dinner & Driving

Dinner & Driving
Studio Unknown
1997
Comedy
DVD
C+

A man has a wonderful girlfriend but can't get over his college girlfriend until he sleeps with her.  Oh, and there are a bunch of other couples for contrast.  Lawrence Trilling directed and co-wrote.