Tank Girl
In 1995, Rachel Talalay directed an adaptation of the cult comic Tank Girl, starring Lori Petty and Naomi Watts. Nobody in the film industry had carved out a space for something like Tank Girl to exist within, so when Talalay and Petty made that space, a lot of people (men, really—boys, more accurately) sneered at its loud, scattered, ridiculous indulgence and dismissed it. And it is those things! Most comic book adaptations are! But instead of starring roided-up hulkmen bleeding asinine catchphrases, Tank Girl centers on an irreverent feminist anti-hero who gives not one solitary fuck about protecting for any dude’s limited conception of what comic book movies can be. Tank Girl, even in its compromised, misunderstood form, is still something of a minor miracle of the genre. It shouldn’t exist. But there she is. Straddling a tank turret, laughing, and flying double birds at you from 1995. BOBBY ROBERTS
Academy Theater, see Movie Times for showtimes
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
With an unrelenting slate of crucial games on the horizon for the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard has picked the perfect time to elevate his game and play his way into the MVP conversation. With just under a month left in the regular season, expect nothing short of playoff atmosphere at the Moda Center tonight when living legend LeBron James and a re-tooled Cavaliers side roll into town looking to make a statement of their own. CHIPP TERWILLIGER
7pm, Moda Center, $73-2200 (!?) (Jesus Christ $2200?? Fuck that shit), all ages
NW Dance Project
Two world premiere works, including Sarah Slipper’s Hedda, based on the classic Ibsen play, and Cayetano Soto’s new (very pink) piece focused on bringing whimsy into the world of dance.
7:30 pm, Newmark Theatre, $34-58
Chrome
The pioneering industrial rock and post-punk act out of San Francisco return to Portland for a headlining show supporting their 2017 album, Techromancy.
8:30 pm, Star Theater, $15
Xylouris White, Secret Drum Band
Crete lutenist George Xylouris joins forces with Dirty Three drummer Jim White for an eclectic set of tunes pulling from jazz, punk, bluegrass, klezmer, and folk. Portland’s own Secret Drum Band provides support.
8 pm, Holocene, $13-15
Off the Cuff
Milan Patel hosts a fresh installment of Helium’s latest recurring show, Off the Cuff, which asks local comedians to prepare a 7-minute set based off of audience suggestions fielded at the top of the show. Once the comedians have their go, the audience will select a winner to host a future Off the Cuff show. Featuring sets by JoAnn Schinderle, Nariko Ott, Amanda Arnold, Ben Harkins, and James Barela.
8 pm, Helium Comedy Club, $12
Drag Becomes Her
Qurb Magazine and Peaches Christ Production presents a drag stage show parody of the ’90s black comedy, Death Becomes Her, staring Jinkx Monsoon as Madeleine Ashton, BenDeLaCreme as Helen Sharp, Peaches Christ as Lisle Von Rhuman, and Major Scales as Ernest Menville.
7 pm, Aladdin Theater, $30-120
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