In the engrossing dramatic parable THE INVISIBLES, Charlie has become so disengaged from his job and his marriage that he becomes invisible – at first metaphorically and then literally – to those around him. Charlie is finding this disturbing enough, but then he happens on an entire community of invisible people like him in a parallel … Read more
It’s Mushroom Monday at the Rio! In collaboration with the Rio Theatre, Stephanie Dacre presents to you a premiere screening of two episodes from The Shroom Boom docuseries. The Shroom Boom series dives into fungi’s impact in British Columbia, showcasing the local people driving the growth. The evening will include a premiere screening of: Episode … Read more
Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman. That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at Saturday Night Live back in 1995. From that fateful … Read more
Being a teenager is tough! In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom. With Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen, Chang Li Hua. Winner, Sundance 2024 … Read more
Utopia Films, Stoopid Co and the Rio Theatre presents the second annual OFF-VIFF – a platform for the underground. Featuring the North American Premiere of JAMES, the royal return of KING BABY, the Vancouver Premiere of STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR, and a screening of the soon-to-be Canadian cult-classic, THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN. … Read more
A relentless predator tracks an injured woman through the Oregon wilderness. The woman does her best to outsmart her attacker, but with each tense moment she grows weaker and less able. He’s a man on a mission, and it’s only a matter of time before he captures his prey. With Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Giovanni … Read more
Lovers Olena (Tetiana Malkova) and Andrii (Taras Tsymbaliuk) live, savoring every moment spent together. Their idyll is shattered by the invasion of Russian troops. While trying to escape the war zone, the couple encounters Russian soldiers. Andrii dies in Olena’s arms. Olena’s fury and desire for revenge turn into an unstoppable force. Long ago, she … Read more
“Mother’s not quite herself today…” That Norman Bates line from Psycho gets a new spin in this bracingly strange movie based on Rachel Yoder’s acclaimed 2021 novel. Mother (Amy Adams) used to be an artist in the big city. Now she’s just another mom in the suburbs. Her husband (Scoot McNairy) still travels widely for work, leaving … Read more
Canadian Premiere There’s no place like home for the holidays and the extended Balsano family gathers to celebrate Christmas Eve together for perhaps the last time. The traditional Xmas party: the ladies gossip in the kitchen, the men smoke cigars outside the garage, and the children play video games in the basement. Snapshots of rituals: … Read more
At 13, Rita (Giuliana Santa Cruz) flees from an abusive home life, only to be detained by the government in an all-girls shelter that resembles a prison. Though she has stopped believing in fairy tales, her fellow wards prophesize that she is the warrior angel who will liberate them from the wicked social workers and … Read more
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