The Rio Theatre‘s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on with a screening of one of our favourite and most frequently requested titles – the bizarro 70’s Japanese cult-classic oddity that is HOUSE (“Hausu”). Some movies can’t be explained; they need to be experienced. HOUSE is one of those movies. (Trust.) How to describe Nobuhiko … Read more
Sandwiched deliciously between SHAUN OF THE DEAD and THE WORLD’S END, HOT FUZZ is the second installment of British filmmaker Edgar Wright‘s so-called “Cornetto Trilogy,” an anthology trio of cult-classic genre comedies that serve up action, laughs and… blood. As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) finds it difficult to adapt to his new … Read more
Indian writer-director Nithin Krishnamurthy’s debut, the Kannada-language feature comedy HOSTEL HUDUGARU BEKAGIDDARE, his focuses on the male bonding in a campus hotel and what antics guys there get up to. The entire movie is shot on a ‘hand-held camera’ and follows the protagonists at Thunga Boys Hostel on a hilarious and chaotic ride over one … Read more
Writer-director Ethan Coen‘s HONEY DON’T! is a dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.With Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day. “A fast-paced crime comedy that’s full of laugh-out-loud scenes.” (Chicago Reader) “It’s sleazy and virtuous at the same … Read more
Written by director Zach Gayne and the film’s two stars, Precious Chong and Alex Essoe (who wowed us with her breakthrough performance in STARRY EYES, which screened at the Rio Grind Film Festival back in 2014), HOMEWRECKER has an unusual tone informed by late 1980s pop sensibilities. With the energy of a Jane Fonda workout … Read more
“Keep the change, ya filthy animal!” Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin’s house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, … Read more
Calling all 90s kids! Join us at the Rio Theatre this October for one of the hands-down, most requested Halloween titles we get, the original 1993 classic HOCUS POCUS. After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa … Read more
Canadian film icon Bruce McDonald followed-up his debut feature ROADKILL with the quirky road-trip comedy HIGHWAY 61, a “spiritual sequel” that had him re-teaming with actors Don McKellar and Valerie Buhagier. Pokey Jones (McKellar), a Canadian barber who plays jazz on the side, has his life turned upside down when a corpse turns up near … Read more
Top Five Anti-Romance Romantic Comedies Set in a Record Store… Go. The Rio Theatre is embracing the Valentine’s Day-ish spirit with a #MusicMonday screening of the 2000 slacker comedy HIGH FIDELITY. Adapted from Nick Hornby‘s novel (he also co-penned the script) of the same name, director Stephen Frears deftly balances the source material’s wry, sarcastic … Read more
Join us at the Rio Theatre on Tuesday, April 17 as we mark Reel Canada‘s National Canadian Film Day with a FREE screening of director Cody Lightning‘s new comedy HEY, VIKTOR! Lightning – who appeared as young Victor Joseph in Chris Eyre‘s groundbreaking 1998 feature SMOKE SIGNALS, a film that completely revolutionized Indigenous representation onscreen … Read more
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