Lady Bird

Saoirse Ronan in enchanting coming-of-age tale.

Greta Gerwig’s debut as a writer-director follows a young woman through the fervent events of her senior year at a Catholic high school.

Lady Bird is a triumph of style, sensibility and spirit. The girl at its center may not be a heavyweight, but her movie is epic.

Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” is a divine comedy about growing up weird in the class of ’03.

You might think you’ve seen this all before. You probably have, but never quite like this. What Ms. Gerwig has done — and it’s by no means a small accomplishment — is to infuse ...

Saoirse Ronan beautifully captures the restlessness of a girl who just wants out of Sacramento.

Greta Gerwig's uproarious, beautiful Lady Bird puts the average coming-of-age comedy to shame.

Greta Gerwig's directorial debut stars Saoirse Ronan as a high-school senior struggling to assert her independence in Sacramento.

Lady Bird will surely go down as one of the year’s best films, but Greta Gerwig’s feature is also a contender for having some of the strongest insight about the winding path of ...

In the decade since her mumblecore origins, Greta Gerwig has found her voice, applying that unselfconscious honesty to her directo

Greta Gerwig’s quirky-comic Lady Bird is a coming-of-age story with wings.

Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf power the hilariously charming 'Lady Bird'

Actor-director takes a personal story about growing up in Northern California and turns it into a universal triumph.

A uniquely American comedy, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is testy, humane, and firmly rooted in its time and place.

The opening moments of “Lady Bird” accomplish so much so quickly, it takes your breath away.

The actor/writer tells a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up in California with authenticity, warmth and excellent performances from Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf.

Lady Bird goes through the rituals we’ve observed in tons of other coming-of-age movies – drama club productions, first love, the loss of virginity, trading in one’s dowdy frien...

I know. I know. What about Ronan, right? We’ll be honest. We thought the 23-year-old actress had graduated from these sorts of roles after her incredible work in “Brooklyn.” She...