Movies
Cobra
The Rio’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on May 31 with Sylvester Stallone in the ultra-violent (yet deliciously cheesey) 1986 crime thriller COBRA. “It is such an exercise in pure unchecked and misplaced testosterone run amuck… that it exerts strange but undeniable fascination.” (The Spool) Bonus Points:
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series. SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirming both her own and her mother’s existence in a
La Chimera
Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream of easy wealth. For Arthur, the Chimera looks like the woman he lost,
Boy Kills World
Bill Skarsgård stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy, the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy
Plastic People
The ground-breaking feature documentary PLASTIC PEOPLE investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Almost every bit of plastic ever made breaks down into “microplastics.” These microscopic particles drift in the air, float in all bodies of water, and mix into the soil, becoming
The Last Stop in Yuma County
While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty—or cold, hard steel—to protect their bloodstained, ill-begotten fortune. With Jim Cummings,
Surface of Blood
By filmmakers Logan Charron, Michael Tinsley, and Maria Pashkovsky comes a hilarious criminal dance covered in blood. A story of crime, commitment, and danger told through the ludicrous perspectives of incompetent people. What if an important deal was in the hands of the only ones who suck at their
Sasquatch Sunset
In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind— embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with
Aggro Dr1ft
In this sensual experimental elegy by visionary filmmaker Harmony Korine (KIDS, GUMMO, SPRING BREAKERS), spellbinding infrared photography evokes a dreamlike portrait of a tormented assassin. In the seedy domain of Miami’s criminal underbelly, a seasoned hitman embarks on the relentless pursuit of his next
Perfect Days
Acclaimed writer director Wim Wenders‘ and co-writer Takuma Takasaki teamed up for PERFECT DAYS, a thoughtful and meditative ilm depicting one man’s attempt to control his life. Hirayama is content with his life as