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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Dir. Mary Bronstein
113 min

A harried mother (Rose Byrne) clings to an unhelpful therapist (Conan O’Brien) as she struggles to cope with her daughter's mysterious illness in Mary Bronstein’s darkly comedic psychological drama.

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5:45 pm
Thu Oct 02
The Rio Theatre
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Night Stage

Dir. Filipe Matzembacher & Marcio Reolon
117 min

Love becomes an act of defiance when a queer actor and a closeted politician discover a mutual fetish for public sex in the streets of Porto Alegre. A steamy, slow-burn erotic thriller with a dreamy neo-noir aesthetic.

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8:45 pm
Thu Oct 02
The Rio Theatre
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

Dir. Matt Johnson
98 min

Two deranged dreamers are caught in a freak accident that sends them hurtling back to 2008. As they inadvertently wreak havoc with the timeline, a barrage of pop culture references, copyright violations, wild gags, and inspired set pieces is unleashed.

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6:00 pm
Fri Oct 03
The Rio Theatre
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2:30 pm
Sun Oct 05
The Rio Theatre
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Deathstalker

Dir. Steven Kostanski
102 min

As the Dreadite horde cuts a path of destruction across the land, one man weilds the power to rid the world of their evil — Deathstalker, a ruthless and courageous hero. FX wizard Steven Kostanski conjures a bloody, entertaining hack-and-slash adventure.

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9:00 pm
Fri Oct 03
The Rio Theatre
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Rental Family

Dir. HIKARI
103 min

In his first lead role since The Whale, Brendan Fraser plays a lonely American actor in Tokyo who lands a gig at a "rental family" agency, offering stand-ins for real world situations. Need a pretend boyfriend or funeral mourner? Brendan's your man.

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6:00 pm
Sat Oct 04
The Rio Theatre
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Fucktoys

Dir. Annapurna Sriram
106 min

AP is a young sex worker in need of cash and a baby lamb to sacrifice after multiple psychics tell her she's cursed. Fucktoys is a pastel-coloured femme punk freak-out and neo-camp retelling of The Fool's Journey.

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8:45 pm
Sat Oct 04
The Rio Theatre
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An Evening with Marc Maron

159 min

An Evening With Marc Maron features a screening of Are We Good?, a candid, funny, and deeply personal portrait of the comedian navigating loss with his signature wit. After the film, Marc takes the stage for a live talk and audience Q&A, blending sharp humor with unflinching honesty and no-nonsense insight in a one-of-a-kind event.

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5:30 pm
Sun Oct 05
The Rio Theatre
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Mile End Kicks

Dir. Chandler Levack
105 min

In this fresh, quirky rom-com from director Chandler Levack (I Like Movies, VIFF 2022), a young music critic (Barbie Ferreira) searches for her voice as a writer in Montreal while falling head over feet for two members of the same indie rock band.

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9:00 pm
Sun Oct 05
The Rio Theatre
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Foreigner

Dir. Ava Maria Safai
83 min

An Iranian teenager who recently immigrated to Canada is desperate to make friends at her new high school. Pressured to dye her hair blonde, she unleashes a demonic force rooted within her. A humourous coming-of-age horror from Ava Maria Safai.

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6:00 pm
Mon Oct 06
The Rio Theatre
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Idiotka

Dir. Nastasya Popov
82 min

An aspiring fashion designer’s dreams are put to the test when she lands a spot on a new competition reality show. An irreverent and heartwarming indie comedy that explores culture and identity in the world of reality TV.

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8:45 pm
Mon Oct 06
The Rio Theatre
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claire rousay, The Bloody Lady (Live Score) and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

150 min

An evening of haunted sound and cinema with claire rousay performing her live score of the animated classic The Bloody Lady and composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe presenting a performance tethered to his cinematic sound worlds (Candyman; Seeds; After Life).

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8:00 pm
Tue Oct 07
The Rio Theatre
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Our Hero, Balthazar

Dir. Oscar Boyson
91 min

A wealthy student's performative online videos put him on a collision course with an online troll, who may be planning an act of mass violence. Oscar Boyson's film is a searing examination of youth disaffected by the internet and driven to destruction.

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6:00 pm
Wed Oct 08
The Rio Theatre
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