A talented stop-motion animator (Aisling Franciosi, who many genre fans may remember for her gut-wrenching performance in Jennifer Kent’s devastating THE NIGHTINGALE) becomes consumed by the grotesque world of her horrifying creations — with deadly results. With Stella Gonet, Tom York. “Weaving an eerily single-minded spell from the puppets’ squished jellybean faces and misshapen limbs, … Read more
Following the massive success of HALLOWEEN in 1976, horror icon John Carpenter continued his assault on the hearts and minds of cinema lovers with a run of films including THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, and THE THING. 1983 marked something of a return to form, as he turned his lens back towards the most … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 8 (International Women’s Day!) with a modern masterpiece of British horror that also manages to pass the Bechdel Test: THE DESCENT. A year after a severe emotional trauma, Sarah goes to North Carolina to spend some time exploring caves with her friends; after descending … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 1 with a quirky screwball horror comedy from the 90s’s vault, the post-JURASSIC jam TAMMY AND THE T-REX. Directed by Stewart Raffill (MAC AND ME, THE ICE PIRATES), TAMMY AND THE T-REX is a love story as old as time. Denise Richards (STARSHIP TROOPERS, … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on February 9 with a screening of Frank Henenlotter’s (BASKET CASE, BRAIN DAMAGE) totally absurd (yet totally smart) 90s horror comedy FRANKENHOOKER. Given the recent success of Yorgos Lanthimos‘ not entirely dissimilar transmutation of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” POOR THINGS, the time feels right to revisit this … Read more
GOJIRA!!! Japan’s beloved atomic lizard was revitalized in 2023 thanks to filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki’s awe-inspiring, explosive reboot of the kaiju icon, GODZILLA MINUS ONE. Hailed by critics and audiences alike (it is now the highest-grossing live action Japanese film ever in North America), its path of destruction is set to continue with parent company Toho‘s … Read more
GOJIRA!!! Japan’s beloved atomic lizard was revitalized in 2023 thanks to filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki’s awe-inspiring, explosive reboot of the kaiju icon, GODZILLA MINUS ONE. Hailed by critics and audiences alike (it is now the highest-grossing live action Japanese film ever in North America), its path of destruction is set to continue with parent company Toho‘s … Read more
“Oh, hai Shark!” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, August 21 with host Greg Sestero – star of the pop-culture phenomenon THE ROOM and author of the best-selling memoir, THE DISASTER ARTIST – for a double billing of Tommy Wiseau‘s debut feature followed by his sophomore effort, BIG SHARK. Who better to explain Wiseau’s latest … Read more
It’s the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, and an ‘archeological’ dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus. But this particular Santa isn’t the one you want coming to town. When the local children begin mysteriously disappearing, young Pietari and his father Rauno, a reindeer hunter by trade, capture the mythological being and attempt … Read more
“If this movie doesn’t make your skin crawl… It’s on TOO TIGHT!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a night of retro Holiday cheer – and fear! – with the brand new 50th Anniversary 4K restoration of the bloody fantastic Can-con slasher, BLACK CHRISTMAS. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some holiday horror on the … Read more
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