“My Friend Flicka,” Mary O’Hara’s famous novel about a boy and his horse, comes back to the screen with a couple of changes. First off, the title is “Flicka,” the original being evidently too long or ...

“Flicka” is the feel-good movie of the fall, and the best family movie of the year by a country mile. Almost by default. This version of Mary O’Hara’s beloved kids’ novel “My Friend Flicka” (filmed in ...