Movies
Smile
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality. “Turn up your
Slow West
Michael Fassbender “does his best Clint Eastwood” in SLOW WEST, an unusual western from newcomer John Maclean. Winner of the coveted World Cinematic Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film “…veers between the iconic and the bizarre… an absurdist, episodic road movie that itwes more to surreal
Slow Food Story: Wine + Film Night
The Rio Theatre is pleased to present another night featuring a truly fine pairing: Wine + Film! As part of Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver, we’re highlighting several films of Italian origin including director Stefano Sardo’s acclaimed documentary SLOW FOOD STORY, which is based on the best-selling book (not to
Slither (Hosted by Todd Masters!)
Join us at the Rio Theatre on October 28 for a screening of James Gunn’s Vancouver-lensed 2006 horror comedy SLITHER – hosted by MastersFX founder, the legendary Todd Masters! Wheelsy is a small town where not much happens and everyone minds his own business. No one notices when evil slips
Sleepy Hollow (25th Anniversary Screening)
“Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.” The Rio Theatre continues its deep dive into Halloween movie goodness with a 25th Anniversary screening of Tim Burton‘s ultra-goth, ultra-spooky, ultra-romantic SLEEPY HOLLOW. Based on Washington Irving’s classic tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Burton’s
Sleepaway Camp
Summer vibes are giving us all the summer camp feels… And nothing screams, “Friday Late Night Movie on August 27” more than the cult-classic 80s slasher-fest SLEEPAWAY CAMP! Slightly disturbed and painfully shy Angela Baker is sent away to summer camp with her cousin. Not long after Angela’s
Sleep
Up-and-coming South Korean director Jason Yu‘s debut feature (he worked as an assistant director to PARASITE director Bong Joon-ho) is an elegantly crafted work of psychological “new parent” horror, SLEEP. The dark, black comedy mystery thriller premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival as part of
Slacker
Get ready to toast Austin, Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater on July 6 with back-to-back viewings of two 90’s-era classics from his canon that best exemplify the “wandering eye,” pre-mumblecore aesthetic for which he is best known. We’re firing up the projector for a double feature that includes both the 1991
Skincare
Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skincare line, but her personal and work lives are challenged when rival facialist Angel Vergara opens a new skincare boutique directly across from her store. She starts to suspect that someone
Skinamarink (Final Screening)
In this house… Following its wildly impressive debut at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival, the micro-budget Canadian horror film SKINAMARINK became a legitimate viral internet sensation before becoming a bona fide pop-culture phenomenon – and one of the most profitable independent films ever made. “Films like this come