Mother Mary

In David Lowery’s (THE GREEN KNIGHT, A GHOST STORY) endlessly stylish psycho-drama thriller MOTHER MARY, long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance. Featuring original songs from Jack … Read more

Beat Street

Join us on Sunday, May 31 at the Rio Theatre for a screening of the iconic 1984 hip hop classic BEAT STREET. BEAT STREET helped introduce hip hop culture to the world at a time when it was still a local movement centered in the Bronx, showcasing the four core elements DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and … Read more

The Last Anniversary

THE LAST ANNIVERSARY will make its theatrical debut in Toronto May 22, and then open across Canada May 29, from indie distributor Tiny Cabin Pictures. Following its world-premiere at the 2025 Macabro Film Festival in Mexico, and  U.S. premiere at the 2026 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival Written, directed and edited by Brett Butler and … Read more

The Drama

From writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (SICK OF MYSELF, DREAM SCENARIO) and starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, comes a quirky dark comedy about a happily engaged couple that is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. With Alana Haim, Anna Baryshnikov. Sunday, May 24 Door 9:00 pm | Film … Read more

John Woo’s ‘A Better Tomorrow’ (40th Anniversary Restoration)

This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the way are plenty of heists, … Read more

The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act

The viral internet sensation THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS comes to its long-awaited conclusion in a feature-length theatrical release!Discover the fates of Pomni and the gang as they unravel the true secret & history of the Digital Circus as this show finally arrives at its last act.  This “Last Act” combines episode 8 with the all … Read more

The Sweet Hereafter (Canadian Film Week Screening!)

The Rio Theatre concludes #CanadianFilmWeek with one of the most honoured Canadian films of all time, Atom Egoyan’s 1997 drama THE SWEET HEREAFTER. Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes and nominated for 16 Genie Awards (it won eight – including Best Picture, Director and Actor), Egoyan’s masterful adaptation of a novel by Russell Banks … Read more

Really Happy Someday

Before he transitioned, Z (Breton Lalama – The Madness, Slasher) was a rising musical theatre star struggling with his gender identity. One year into taking testosterone, he has finally started to feel at home in his body but has lost all control of his voice. At the same time, Z’s long-term partner, Danielle (Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah – The … Read more

Blue Heron

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island, but their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behavior from the eldest son, Jeremy. At wit’s end, their parents are presented with a shattering choice. Award-winning director Sophy Romvari’s feature debut is a lyrical and profound testament … Read more

Hamnet

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss. “While there’s dStickefinitely an anatomical study of heterosexual relationships here that sings with a modern resonance, the film’s coup de grâce … Read more