Lady Bird (2017)

This was another excellent, simple film.
First of all, it was very realistic, with a house that looks like it could belong to my neighbor's.
Christine 'Lady Bird' McPherson (Saiorse Ronan) is a colorful character. She goes to a Catholic school as her brother (Jordan Rodrigues) saw someone get stabbed at the public one. She is sassy and smart-mouthed and fights constantly with her mother, Marion (the great Laurie Metcalf). Her grades are only mediocre and she doesn't really have any extracurricular activities though she does join the theater, more or less because of a boy, Danny O'Neill (Lucas Hedges). Her friend, Julie (Beanie Feldstein) also joins. She dates two boys throughout the year and neither completes her. Danny turns out to be gay, which explains why he didn't touch her boobs, as all boys want to touch breasts and don't let them fool you. Kyle (Timothee Chalamet) is a liar and anti-government. He lies to her about being a virgin, which is a total dick move and one that has been done to me. They do it to trick you to get the information they want. And when the jerk picks her up for prom, he doesn't even meet her at the door, and she deserves better. But both are interesting characters.
Lady Bird wants to go college in New York but she shops at a thrift store, something that you don't see too often. Her family is middle class, a forgotten economic class in films. This is without a doubt, a film I could watch over and over again and its funny but also painfully sad and realistic.
The acting is excellent and the scenery visceral. Greta Gerwig might be a good actress but she's a better screenwriter and director. Grade: A-