FILM—The latest from brilliant director Mike Leigh, Mr. Turner stars the perennially underrated Timothy Spall as romanticist painter J.M.W. Turner. There’s a reason both Leigh’s film and Spall’s performance are getting rave reviews and awards buzz: They’re really, really good. ERIK HENRIKSEN
Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st, see Movie Times at portlandmercury.com/movietimes, $7.50-9.50
DANCE—Call me crazy, but dance-offs are definitely among the most cruelly underrated public displays of confrontation. They’re jaunty, fun, great exercise, and less likely to result in personal injury than, say, inciting a duel. They’re also rare. Fortunately for us, So You Think You Can Dance has arrived in Portland tonight, which means (yes!) it may just be time for an (exhibition) dance-off. MEGAN BURBANK
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, 7:30 pm, $43-90.50, all ages