About halfway through “Downhill,” there’s a scene where Billie Staunton (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) finally confronts her husband Pete (Will Ferrell) about an event that’s threatening their marriage.  This is a beautifully crafted scene that’s oddly both hilarious and heartbreaking.

The sound of hammer to wood filled my ears. “Good, he missed,” I thought. The next hammer fell, again missing its mark. My turn now. My grip tightened on the rubber handle. The muscles in my right arm coiled with anticipation. I raised the cold steel tool and brought it down. Fuck. I missed …

Elle makes direct eye contact with Diego, tapping her arms up and down slowly. Her hands are direct and obvious, signifying exactly where she consents to be touched. The movements are casual but clear. She places her hands in front of her and Diego makes a motion, almost like knocking, into …

With most of its chairs empty, Imagine Nation Brewing Co. oozed a mellow mood on the evening of Feb 18. Then the trill of an Irish whistle shook it from its slumber, and a tight-knit group of musicians began their first ditty of the night. As the song ended, some early arrivals applauded.

Full disclosure: I have never listened to K-Pop. I couldn’t match the names of the members to their photos on a multiple-choice quiz. I watch the intense choreo videos that always seem to find their way onto my Twitter feed for a couple of seconds before scrolling on. In other words, I’m a K…

Tolkienesque preludes and pieces by Russian composers highlighted the Mystics and Sorcerers concert performed by the University of Montana Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Thursday evening at the Dennison Theatre, Feb. 22, 2020.

Two Missoula Filmmakers premiered their short film “Blackfeet Boxing: Not Invisible” at the Big Sky Film Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The film is their latest of films bringing awareness to the Missing Murdered and Indigenous Women movement. 

Through frigid nights shooting his award-winning documentary, one UM filmmaker said he sometimes found himself holding a baby cow in place of a camera.  

Those teeth.  That’s what I continue to remember from Sonic’s design in the first trailer.  Those teeth.

It has been a long five years since Kevin Parker, the mastermind behind Tame Impala, put out a new record. Not to gloss over some things (Trump), but it’s been an abnormal half-decade of change. Parker has transitioned as well on “The Slow Rush,” evolving from the savior of rock to the heral…

Iconic 1990s rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony brought an energetic Valentine's Day performance to The Wilma, Feb. 14. Basked in interchanging lights, the crowd shouted chants with Bone Thug members and moved in waves during the show.

You’re greeted with a sheet when you walk into the small gallery. It’s not a plastic drop cloth for painting but it could easily be used as one. It’s a quilt that was sewn together. And the material? A year’s worth of post-consumer plastic.

Love was in the air at the ZACC Friday night as film lovers from all over the Missoula crowded into the main auditorium to witness the kickoff of the 17th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

Pinpointing the exact genre of a band like Post Animal is kind of like asking a country musician to not sing about tractors. It can’t be done. On their newest album, the band strives to make it known they will do anything they want to. 

My love life, in a word, sucks.