Cry us a river, every other movie to ever exist (except Moonlight, because you are still luminous, and Rumor Has It… because you are due for a critical reevaluation): Lady Bird, Greta Gerwig’s terrific and lovingly bratty coming-of-age movie has earned Rotten Tomatoes’ highest honor. Per IndieWire, Lady Bird is now the site’s best-reviewed film, with a 100 percent score after 165 reviews. (On the scale of “very baller†to “hella tight,†this news is extremely “very baller.â€) The story of Christine “Lady Bird†McPherson’s senior year of high school toppled previous record holder Toy Story 3, which had earned a 100 percent score after 163 reviews.
Some of Lady Bird’s achievements so far: three Gotham Award nominations, four Independent Spirit Award nominations, and it opened with the best per-theater average of any movie this year ($375,612 from just four locations) until Call Me by Your Name premiered this past weekend. To date, Lady Bird has made $10 million in the four weeks since it was released, playing in less than 800 theaters. Shall we crank up the Dave Matthews to celebrate?