Movies
A Better Tomorrow (2025 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
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
undertone
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way. “”Undertone” is the scariest movie you will ever hear, viscerally overloading your eardrums with haunts that are sure to keep you up at night and evoke a physical reaction when you hear it again.”
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
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
The Last Reckoning (Cast & Crew in Attendance)
THE LAST RECKONING is a 2025 award-winning crime-drama shot in Vancouver produced, written and edited by Grant Gladish, produced and directed by Garnet Campbell, and starring Drummond Macdougall, Grant Gladish, Julien Minet and Anja Marcetic. Set in Seattle when Washington State still had a death penalty, a morally conflicted lawyer
T-Blockers
In small-town Australia, a nightmare is brewing. Sophie (Lauren Last) is a young filmmaker obsessed with finding a thought-to-be long-lost film. Meanwhile, an earthquake unleashes ancient parasites in the area that thrive on hatred, causing outbursts of violence. Now Sophie and her friends, struggling with dating and their undesirable jobs,
The Art of Adventure
In 1957, renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and spirited biologist Bristol Foster set out on a global expedition in a rugged Land Rover they call “The Grizzly Torque”. Starting in the UK, their travels take them to the far corners of the earth. From the lush rainforests of the
Eastern Promises (FREE! Canadian Film Day Screening)
Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen), who is both ruthless and mysterious, has ties to one of the most dangerous crime families in London. He crosses paths with Anna (Naomi Watts), a midwife who has come across potentially damaging evidence against the family, which forces him to set in motion a plan of
Blue Heron (With Director Q&A)
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