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Adapted from the 1997 historical fantasy novel “The Moon and the Sun” by Vonda N. McIntyre, “The King’s Daughter,” starring Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario, dares to pose the question: “What if King Louis XIV of France met a mermaid?”

Jess Walter, if you're taking a break from writing your latest novel and have an hour to spare, you're cordially invited to catch Greg Warren over the weekend at Spokane Comedy Club. "My favorite author is Jess Walter," Warren gushed while calling from his St. Louis home. "I love that guy!"

Since Hinder hit the big time in 2005 with their breakthrough album, "Extreme Behavior," it's been about keeping it together. The post-grunge band, who releases visceral tunes, reached the upper echelon courtesy of their biggest hit, "Lips of an Angel," which helped buoy "Extreme Behavior" to triple-platinum status.

The late Terrence McNally’s controversial play “Corpus Christi” kicks off Stage Left Theater’s 2022 season Friday night and continues through Feb. 6. Here are Stage Left’s other productions, alongside “Corpus Christi,” scheduled for this year through November.

Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer star in “The Last Duel” (2021, R), a medieval drama based on the true story of the last royally sanctioned duel to the death in France told from the different perspectives of the three protagonists. (HBO Max)

After nearly two years of pandemic-driven delays, Stage Left Theater marks its official return to live theater this weekend with the season-opener “Corpus Christi.” The controversial 1998 play by the late Terrence McNally draws upon the biblical narrative of the life of Jesus, but with a queer twist.

The year's first installment of the Fox Presents: National Geographic Live series, “The Secret Life of Bears,” will feature carnivore ecologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant as she delivers a presentation on the behavior of bears. Wynn-Grant hopes greater understanding will enable humans and carnivores to coexist peacefully.

Expect a mixed bag of originals and covers when David Larsen returns Friday to Lucky You Lounge to showcase tracks from his latest EP, "G2 and You," which was released two weeks ago. The baritone saxophonist teaches jazz and is the instrumental music director at Spokane Falls Community College.

For Iuli Gerbase's debut feature, "The Pink Cloud," the Brazilian writer-director decided to tell a lightly sci-fi-inflected story about a mysterious – and deadly – blush-colored fog that descends upon the globe. The extent of the phenomenon is unclear but seems to be worldwide based on glimpses of news reports.

A good bit of rock and a lotta roll have always characterized Band of Horses’ sound. From the soft-spoken love songs to the speaker-blowing bangers, Ben Bridwell’s uniquely pitchy voice and unfazed blunt lyricism carry the band’s songs through lively twists and turns.

Filmmaker Clint Bentley makes a tender, visually poetic feature directorial debut with "Jockey," a closely observed portrait of a man embarking on the downslope of his career. Jackson Silva, played with expressive subtlety by Clifton Collins Jr., has horse racing in his veins: His grandfather was a jockey in Mexico.

Whether they deserve it or not, the Byrde family just cannot catch a break. Created by Bill Dubuque, "Ozark" follows Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), a financial planner turned money-launderer for a Mexican drug cartel, and his wife Wendy (Laura Linney), a former political consultant with a head for business.

Early in the extraordinary documentary "Flee," its subject – known by the pseudonym Amin Nawabi – is asked to define the word "home." Lying back on a tapestry-covered day bed, his eyes closed, he replies, "It means someplace safe." Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen creates a movie as a safe space.

1 Jason Perry – 6 p.m. Friday, Dry Fly Distilling Tasting Room, 1021 W. Riverside Ave. Singer-songwriter Jason Perry visits Dry Fly Distilling Tasting Room. This event is for ages 21 and older. For more information, visit dryflydistilling.com or find Jason Perry Music on Facebook. Admission: FREE

Another day, another stab at reviving the cooperative first-person shooter still championed by 2009’s Left 4 Dead 2. I’ve made it no secret that I feel no love for Back 4 Blood, advertised as being “from the creators of Left 4 Dead” despite all of six employees still at Turtle Rock Studios having actually worked on it.

About one year ago, The Spokesman-Review asked Luis Mota, a co-founder of the Palimpsest Group – a local entertainment organization – why he had decided to make TPG his career: “I want to share my knowledge that I’ve gained through the years of being in the music industry,” he replied without hesitation.

Temuera Morrison vividly remembers the first time he tried on his Boba Fett suit. He sat in a meeting room with “Star Wars” VIP producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni wearing a darker version of the armor he’d worn two decades earlier in the “Star Wars” prequels as bounty hunter Jango Fett.

“Eternals” (2021, PG-13), among the least familiar of Marvel Comics characters, are brought to the big screen as the most diverse team of heroes yet. Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani and Salma Hayek are among the cast playing immortals roused from retirement to save the world.

Monster's Music Monthly was invented when Todd Mohr decided to turn lemons into lemonade. Not long after the pandemic started, Mohr, who fronts the venerable Big Head Todd and the Monsters, chose to release a new song every month via iTunes and craft a video to accompany each tune.