«Lady Bird» — This smart, tender coming -
of - age
tale nimbly captures the spirit
of teenage angst, so wonderfully, fully realized in Saoirse Ronan's Oscar - quality performance as a teen in her last year
of high school navigating the tumultuous waters
of romance and self - realization while also butting heads with her equally strong - willed mother (an astounding Laurie Metcalf).