Here are three of my favorite movies to watch for St. Patrick’s Day - or any day!

Sing Street (2016 PG-13) comedy, drama, music, romance

Being a teen can be awkward. Try growing up in 1980’s Ireland!

Family struggles
New school
No friends

What is the solution? Make a band!

Sing Street is a little-seen movie that will have you laughing and cheering and even crying a bit over the plight of the main characters. You probably won’t recognize any of the actors, although I think big brother Jack Reynor has what it takes to be a star.

“No woman can truly love a man who listens to Phil Collins.”

— Jack Reynor as Brendan

Far and Away (1992 PG-13) adventure, drama, romance

It’s 1992, six years after Top Gun, nine years before Moulin Rouge, and Tom Cruise is married to Nicole Kidman. Ron Howard directs this epic love story adventure!

In Far and Away, Tom is a poor Irish potato farmer, Nicole is a rich Irish young lady in the 1890’s. They escape to America pretending to be brother and sister, together only because they cannot make it on their own. Enjoy how young and innocent these two actors seem, and how in love they once were.