Susan Reikhart’s Showing Up is a humdrum heck of a good time. It’s not about art-making so much as the weird, tender, maddening moments in between. Enter Lizzy — a misanthrope fueled by the rage-fire of a thousand suns. She’s a brilliant artist, but the business side of things? Not her medium.

She lives in a little space attached to her landlord/frenemy Jo — a whirlwind of vigor, spontaneity, and mild dismissiveness. Michelle Williams (a Kalispell, Montana native!) shows up in this quiet slice of life, delivering a performance that feels lived-in and light-footed.

Larkin picked this one because he’s a Reikhart fan; Courtney Murphy brings the perspective of an OCAC alum, the now-defunct art school woven into the film’s DNA. This movie is the opposite of Fast & Furious — as Daniel put it, it should be titled “Slow and Deliberate.”

There’s a pigeon stealing the spotlight and a man digging mysterious holes in the background. What more do you need?

Join OMFG (Original Montana Film Guide) for another round of moving-picture talk.

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