This week brings another eclectic docket of movies and shows to watch (which we recommend pairing with a spread of Memorial Day food and drink specials), from locally streaming options like Port Authority (courtesy of Grand Illusion) to the teen buddy comedy Plan B (streaming Friday on Hulu) and the Friends reunion special (streaming Friday on HBO Max). Plus, if you’re feeling spooky, the 2020 edition of The Stranger‘s horror short-film festival SLAY is now on-demand, and the next iteration is accepting submissions through September 15! For more options, check out our on-demand calendar or our guides to drive-in movies and other streaming events this week.
Newly Streaming: Local Connection
A Canyon Cinema Sampler
Curated by Jon Behrens of the Interbay Cinema Society, this survey of a major West Coast experimental film runs the gamut of style and generation, ranging from Tomonari Nishikawa’s abstract sound of a million insects, light of a thousand stars (2014), which explores the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and its impact on its surrounding environment, to Cathy Lee Crane’s Adrift (2009), which investigates racism and popular culture through collage, to Canyon Cinema founder Bruce Baillie’s On Sundays (1961).
Northwest Film Forum
Starting Monday
