JOE LIST: SMALL BALL is the fourth stand up comedy special from comedian Joe List. Following the smash successes of his previous specials “I Hate Myself”, “This Year’s Material” and “Enough For Everybody,” SMALL BALL finds Joe shortly after the birth of his first child, musing on the life-altering experiences of childbirth, married sex and … Read more
It’s 2007 in Pfresno, Texas. Raphael is in county jail following an arrest for graffiti. He’s a good kid. It’s just graffiti. So you can’t blame Raphael for the events that unfold after his arrest. He’s not responsible for the sting operation, the suicide, Pflophaus’s new mix-tape, Officer Williams and her delusional suspicions, the meth … Read more
Chhakka Panja 5 (Nepali: छक्का पन्जा ५) is a 2024 Nepali comedy film written by Deepak Raj Giri and directed by Deepa Shree Niraula. Produced by Keshav Neupane and Dipendra Khaniya under the banner of Aama Saraswoti Movies and IME Present. The king is happily living in his country with his family. The ups and downs in his marital life will increase … Read more
The teasingly entwined ambiguities of love and death continue to fascinate Alain Guiraudie (STRANGER BY THE LAKE), who returns with a sharp, sinister, yet slyly funny thriller. Set in an autumnal, woodsy village in his native region of Occitanie, his latest follows the meandering exploits of Jérémie, an out-of-work baker who has drifted back to … Read more
Legendary British filmmaker Mike Leigh returns to the contemporary world with a fierce, compassionate, and often darkly humorous study of family and the thorny ties that bind us. Reunited with Leigh for the first time since her Oscar-nominated turn in Leigh’s 1996 film SECRET AND LIES, the astonishing Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Pansy, a woman wracked … Read more
Filmmaker Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or winner ANORA is an audacious, thrilling, and comedic variation on a modern day Cinderella story. Mikey Madison (ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, FX’s “Better Things”) captivates in a star-making turn as Ani, a young sex worker from Brooklyn whose life takes an unexpected turn when she meets and impulsively … Read more
Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music. Following wildly popular screenings of Silents Synced’s NOSFERATU (featuring the music of Radiohead‘s albums “KID A” and “Amnesiac“), the Rio Theatre is excited to bring the second film in the series, Buster Keaton’s SHERLOCK JR. with R.E.M.’s Monster and New Adventures in Hi Fi : … Read more
Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay advance screening of UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE, Matthew Rankin‘s surrealist quirky comedy that earned its place as Canada’s official entry to the 2025 Academy Awards, and was shortlisted in the Best International Film category. National Canadian Film Day (#CanFilmDay) is a massive, coast-to-coast-to-coast salute to … Read more
Actor Jesse Eisenberg (THE SOCIAL NETWORK, ZOMBIELAND) flexes his writing and directing chops in the new road-trip comedy A REAL PAIN, which he also stars in alongside Kieran Culkin (HBOS’ “Succession”). The pair play mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin), who reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved late grandmother. The … Read more
On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Year’s Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives when the terror of Y2K becomes a reality and all machines rise up against humanity. With Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghadri, Lachlan Watson. “Charming and playful in a … Read more
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