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The Nose Usually Says The Lord's Prayer In Pig Latin

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Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf in Greta Gerwig's "Lady Bird"

Greta Gerwig's solo directorial debut, Lady Bird, is a coming-of-age comedy/drama that stars Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, and Lucas Hedges. Oh, and it's currently at 99% on the Tomatometer. So here's the question: Can a movie that's at 99% on the Tomatometer really ever be anything other than a letdown?

And then: Is the English translation of the Lord's Prayer actually a mistranslation? The Pope thinks it might be.

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Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan, and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

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