The “Barbie” and “Challengers” of the world deserve their silver status, but the tried-and-true favorites will always be gold.

Sometimes, we’re looking for something a little different that breaks outside of the mold of the traditional boy-meets-girl tropes and plot beats. So, here are five — actually, seven — Valentine’s Day movies that range from slightly unique to unequivocally odd. 

Dear Abby: I need to know — can men and women actually be friends? I’ve had both, but someone recently told me that all my guy friends probably had a crush on me — is this true? How do I know when someone sees our friendship as something more? If you're attracted to your friend, is it bound to become something more?

Last Thursday night, I went to go see Lena Dunham on her “Not That Kind of Girl” book tour at the Wilbur Theatre. For me, it was basically a dream come true because I had been a fan of Dunham’s since...