Movies
Film Rating: R
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Cape Fear’
“Counselor! Come out, come out, wherever you are!” Join us on Thursday, August 17 for a double feature that celebrates actor Robert De Niro (on his birthday!) and includes two of our favourite performances from his many collaborations with filmmaker Martin Scorsese – TAXI DRIVER and CAPE FEAR.
Death Race 2000
Start your engines… The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 11 with the high-octane camp classic DEATH RACE 2000. In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road
Dirty Harry
“You’ve got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky?” Clint Eastwood stars as Dirty Harry Callahan, a no-holds-barred San Francisco cop in this action thriller that began an action franchise–Dirty Harry. Harry doesn’t break murder cases – he smashes them. When he is assigned to pay
You Hurt My Feelings
From acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener (FRIENDS WITH MONEY, ENOUGH SAID, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?) comes a sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband give his honest reaction to her latest book. A film about trust, lies, and the
BlackBerry
Every era has its visionaries, and BLACKBERRY investigates the brilliance of the individuals that invented the world’s first smartphone. Recounting the Canadian company’s humble yet chaotic rise to market dominance, the film is a darkly comedic telling of the tragic tale
Slacker
Get ready to toast Austin, Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater on July 6 with back-to-back viewings of two 90’s-era classics from his canon that best exemplify the “wandering eye,” pre-mumblecore aesthetic for which he is best known. We’re firing up the projector for a double feature that includes both the 1991
Evil Dead Rise
In the fifth EVIL DEAD film, a road-weary Beth pays an overdue visit to her older sister Ellie, who is raising three kids on her own in a cramped L.A apartment. The sisters’ reunion is cut short by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie’s
John Wick: Chapter 4
Keanu Reeves returns as the titular protagonist John Wick in the fourth chapter of the blockbuster franchise, which finds the reluctant action hero uncovering a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across
Identikit (4K Restoration with Kier-La Janisse Intro)
In keeping with the spirit of Italian Heritage Month and the return of Italian Day on the Drive (which returns to our neighbourhood on Sunday, June 11!) join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, June 14 for a special screening of
Sisu
During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish