Dangerous Animals

The Rio Theatre’s patented Friday Late Night Movie series continues on July 11 with Australian filmmaker Sean Byrne‘s (THE DEVIL’S CANDY) latest, the cold blooded survival thriller DANGEROUS ANIMALS. Zephyr, a solitary surfer with a troubled past has come to Australia’s Gold Coast to find an escape, but her peaceful existence is disrupted when she … Read more

Sinners

“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.” Following the massive success of both CREED and BLACK PANTHER franchises American director Ryan Coogler is again reuniting with one of the stars of those films, Michael B. Jordan, in an entirely new vision of fear: SINNERS. One of the most critically acclaimed … Read more

Dead Man

With DEAD MAN, his first period piece, American auteur Jim Jarmusch (STRANGER THAN PARADISE, DOWN BY LAW, ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE) imagined the nineteenth-century American West as an existential wasteland, delivering a surreal reckoning with the ravages of industrialization, the country’s legacy of violence and prejudice, and the natural cycle of life and death. Accountant William Blake … Read more

Tombstone (2025 Restoration)

The legendary “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” that took place in 1881 is firmly rooted in American mythology and the imagination of movie-lovers since the dawn of cinema, inspiring countless films within the Western genre. The event and its prime characters supply the basis for George Cosmatos‘ (RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, LEVIATHAN, COBRA) star-studded and action-packed 1993 … Read more

Wolf Children (2025 Restoration)

College student Hana falls in love with a “wolf man” and together they have two half-human, half-wolf children, Ame and Yuki. The young family’s happy but humble life comes to an abrupt end when the father is tragically killed during a hunt. After struggling to raise her children in the busy city, Hana boldly decides … Read more

Friendship

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor, as Craig’s attempts to make an adult male friend threaten to ruin both of their lives. With Tim Robinson, Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Paul Rudd. “It suggests not just a subversion but a putrefaction of the Ruddy-comedy genre — a portrait of male loneliness so … Read more

When Strangers Re-Unite (With Filmmaker Q&A)

It’s a story of sacrifice, separation — and the strength it takes to reunite. Each year, thousands of Filipina women come to Canada as domestic workers, leaving behind their own families to care for others. When Strangers Re-Unite follows three families as they navigate the emotional and cultural challenges of reuniting after years of separation. … Read more

Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary (With Director Q&A)

In their first ever feature documentary nearly sixty years after they met as teenagers before the British Invasion music scene, The Zombies tell their story of navigating the tumultuous music industry over the decades and making one of the most influential albums of all time, Odessey and Oracle. “She’s Not There” made them the first … Read more

Conceiving Clara (With Filmmaker Q&A)

Clara, a 42-year-old midwife, has dedicated her life to helping women give birth, yet she yearns deeply for a child of her own. Despite her fear of medical intervention due to her age, she gives in to the pressure from her mother-in-law, Shirin, and undergoes IVF treatment. Her greatest fears come true as devastating complications … Read more