Set in Texas from ~1868-1873, The Searchers follows two men on a quest to rescue a little girl from the Comanches who kidnapped her.

Another stellar performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in this film about the President’s quest to pass the 13th Amendment.

This is a fictional story, but still gives us an opportunity to discuss Native Americans during the Civil War. We also wrap up the fighting of the Civil War itself [ … ]

A solid movie and a fairly accurate look at the 54th Massachusetts regiment of African-American soldiers during the Civil War.

Fake beards and lack of blood aside, this may be the most accurate film we’ve ever discussed on the podcast.