‘Bird’ Is a Coming-of-Age Movie of a Different Feather
Bailey, too, would like to feel as free as those creatures of the sky. You naturally assume that the title refers, in the most aspirational way, to her. She is the one longing to spread her wings and fly, fly away. Nykiya Adams in ‘Bird.‘Atsushi Nishijima/MUBI As an act of rebellion, Bailey shaves her head. There are dollops of magical realism sprinkled throughout, if you know to look for them....