“I love you, Sophie, even if you love your phone that has e-mail more than me. Tell me the story of us.” “Again? Okay. Frances, we are going to take over the world.” Slowly at first, and then more ...

A slight and largely charming portrait of post-college woes, Noah Baumbach‘s deceptively simple “Frances Ha” is breezier than any of his previous ventures and indeed features considerably less ...

“Frances Ha” is the utterly charming, often hilarious and surprisingly moving new film from writer-director Noah Baumbach. The effervescent Greta Gerwig, both as co-writer and performer, gives the ...

Frances Ha is endearing, kind and, in many ways, Noah Baumbach’s best movie to date. One could trace his films, from his debut (Kicking and Screaming) to his most recent (Greenberg) and see a slow but ...

It seems so obvious. “Frances Ha.” “Funny Ha Ha.” Coincidence? We think not. But wait… One is about an awkward 20-something delaying adulthood, while her romantic planets fail to get in line. The ...

The director's most buoyant movie yet wows the festival crowd at its debut. By Tim Appelo Telluride Film Festival Frances Ha Still - H 2012 All the authentically awkward comic lines cowritten by ...

Brecken Hunter Wellborn (he/him) is an educator and critic based in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Master of Arts in Critical Media Studies and teaches film studies. His writing and research areas include ...

Everyone is excited about their respective Golden Globes nominations, but Frances Ha star Greta Gerwig can be forgiven for being even more excited than most. “I’m sorry if this is incoherent, I’m just ...

Although her trio of Academy Award winners as a director have propelled her career to new heady heights, Greta Gerwig's work as an actress is also worthy of immense praise. Out of a selection of ...

I got the chance to see Noah Baumbach’s new movie Frances Ha a few weeks back and, along with Richard Linklater's Before Midnight, it’s my favorite film so far this year. Both stories have beautifully ...