Movies
Genre: Science Fiction
Attack on Titan: Part 1
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the highly anticipated ATTACK ON TITAN Parts 1 & 2, the upcoming live-action feature films from Studio Toho and acclaimed Japanese Director Shinji Higuchi. Written by Yusuke Watanabe, the movies will feature Japanese film stars Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara. The result is
Arrival
Canadian director Denis Villeneuve (INCENDIES, SICARIO, the upcoming BLADE RUNNER 2049) delivers yet another hit with sci-fi fantasy thriller ARRIVAL, one of 2016’s most lauded titles – and a possible career high for Amy Adams, who has been nominated for both Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe awards for her
Arco
Set in the year 2027, French comic book artists turned filmmaker Ugo Beinvenu‘s ARCO tells the story of a 10-year-old girl, Iris, who sees a mysterious boy wearing a rainbow jumpsuit falling from the sky. It’s Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel
Annihilation
Director Alex Garland‘s (EX MACHINA, 28 DAYS LATER) latest work of thought-provoking sci-fi, ANNIHILATION, is based on Jeff VanderMeer’s best-selling “Southern Reach Trilogy,” and features a female-driven cast including Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny and Oscar Isaac. “Director Alex Garland blends high concept sci-fi
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker (Remaster!)
One of the most immersive and rarefied experiences in the history of cinema, Andrei Tarkovsky’s STALKER embarks on a metaphysical journey through an enigmatic post-apocalyptic landscape. A hired guide—the “Stalker” of the title—leads a writer and a scientist into the heart of the Zone, the restricted site of a long-ago
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris
Ground control has been receiving strange transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space station. When cosmonaut Kris Kelvin (Donata Banionis), a widowed psychologist, is sent to investigate the death of a colleague and the dwindling mental state of the remaining crew. Upon arrival he begins to experience
amarcord
Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special presentation of cult sci-fi classic Zardoz, presented in partnership with our friends at Storm Crow Tavern on Commercial Drive and the brand-new Storm Crow Alehouse on Broadway. (What does this mean? Here’s what this means: Show your online receipt/ticket/proof
Altered States
In this 1980 sci-fi horror film, William Hurt plays Eddie Jessup, a scientist obsessed with discovering mankind’s true role in the universe. To this end, he submits himself to a series of mind-expanding experiments. By enclosing himself in a sensory-deprivation chamber and taking hallucinogenic drugs, Jessup hopes to explore different
Alpha
Maverick French filmmaker Julia Ducournau (RAW, TITANE) returns to the body-horror genre with her latest film ALPHA, which made its debut in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. Set during the 80’s/90’s against the backdrop of a coastal French town, the dystopian drama follows 13 year-old protagonist Alpha (Mélissa
All the Lost Ones
The Rio Theatre’s Rio Grind Film Fest continues on Saturday, November 23 with a screening of the Canadian science-fiction thriller ALL THE LOST ONES, directed by Mackenzie Donaldson. The film is a post-apocalyptic thriller centred on the aftermath of a North American civil war brought on by the effects of