I’m urging you to see this film, which follows the same boy across 12 years from childhood to college. Click on the film title to read my entire review.
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
During the Civil War in southern Indiana members of a Quaker family face a decision about fighting, especially when news that Morgan’s Raiders are close by.
Mother … by Susan Sarandon
For Mother’s Day, I am recommending a series of great movies in which Susan Sarandon portrays a wide range of mothers. Click the headline to read the entire column.
Safe Passage (1994)
A wife & husband are divorcing when they hear that a terrorist bomb went off at a Marine base where their youngest son is. Husband & other 6 sons rush home to wait for news.
Nebraska (2013)
When a father keeps trying to walk to Nebraska to claim a prize, a son, unable to convince him that it is a scam, decides to drive him there. Rich in humor.
A Midnight Clear (1992)
A squad of G.I.s in Dec. 1944 in France are ordered to watch for Germans in the area. When a group wants to surrender they are not clear what to do.
THE WAR (1994)
A Vietnam War vet father teaches his children tolerance and nonviolence, whereas at first the children engage in a war over a tree house, but come around.