The Parents and Babies Club gives parents with babies a chance to visit the cinema, without having to find a baby sitter or worry about their babies causing a disturbance. The auditorium is lighter than usual, and there is a secure space for pushchairs. The Club is exclusively for parents with babies under one year old. Membership is free but you do need to sign up and receive a membership card to come to these screenings. You may join on the day, or email us: sara@riocinema.org.uk with your name, address, contact telephone number, your baby's name and date of birth. Tickets are at the normal matinee price of £7 and £5.50 Concessions.

• TUE 7 Feb 12.30

SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS (12A) 12.30pm

(US 2011) dir. Guy Ritchie 129m. Digital.
Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry, Jared Harris.

The World's Greatest Detective and his constant companion return to take on the World's Greatest Criminal Mind. Professor Moriarty's latest scheme has global implications and Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and Watson (Jude Law) need to enlist the help of brother Mycroft (Stephen Fry) and the exotic Sim (Noomi Rapace). It's all stylish, fast moving and fun with a fitting finale.

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• THUR 9 Feb 12.45

THE DESCENDANTS (15)

(US 2011) dir. Alexander Payne. 115m. Digital.
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Robert Forster.

George Clooney is a great actor and proof, if needed, is to be found in Alexander Payne's acutely observed view of human contradictions and shortcomings. Clooney is overworked lawyer Matt King, the not very good father of two daughters, 17-year-old Alexandra and 10-year-old Scottie, who have both grown up much closer to their mother. But she's now in an irreversible coma after a boating accident, and its time for Matt to wrestle with new responsibilities and old secrets. There's also a deadline for a decision to be made on the future of a valuable piece of undeveloped Hawaian land owned by his family for generations. The performances of such seasoned veterans as Beau Bridges and Robert Forster add to the collection of flawed and funny supporting characters in this beautifully orchestrated and understated slice of life from one of America's most individual directors.

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• TUE 14 Feb 10.00am

MARGARET (15)

(US 2011) dir. Kenneth Lonergan 150m. Digital.
Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, Jean Reno, Kieran Culkin, Matt Damon, Matthew Broderick.

Lisa (Anna Paquin) is a bright, self-absorbed New York teenage but her carefree existence is shattered when she's partly the cause of a fatal bus accident, after which she begins to emotionally brutalise her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. Kenneth Lonergan's extraordinary movie has itself experienced an equally nightmarish existence but this no-holds-barred psychodrama is finally receiving a richly deserved bouquet of critical accolades. Paquin too deserves the highest praise for her fiery unforgettable performance. On the edge film making at its finest: stunning: provocative and brilliant.

• THUR 16 Feb 11.00am

A DANGEROUS METHOD (15)

(UK/Germany/Canada/Switzerland 2011) dir. David Cronenberg 100m. Digital.
Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel.

David Cronenberg's adaptation of Christopher Hampton's 'The Talking Cure' focuses on the intense relationship between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and his mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen). When Jung is seduced by what seems an impossible challenge, the treatment of hysterical patient Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), the clash of ideas and personalities reaches breaking point. It's a dark tale of discovery and exploration, both sexual and intellectual, vividly and compellingly brought to life by the performances of Knightley, Mortensen, Fassbender and Vincent Cassell as Otto Gross, a fellow psychiatrist, cocaine addict and unapologetic adulterer. Driven by its characters, language and ideas, A DANGEROUS METHOD is certainly far removed from any dusty costume drama.

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• TUE 21 Feb 1.00

A DANGEROUS METHOD (15)

(UK/Germany/Canada/Switzerland 2011) dir. David Cronenberg 100m. Digital.
Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel.

• THUR 23 Feb 1.00

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (15)

(UK/US 2011) dir. Simon Curtis 99m. Digital.
Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh. Dominic Cooper, Judi Dench, Dougray Scott, Derek Jacobi, Zoe Wanamaker.

London 1956 and the most famous movie star in the world arrives to make a film with the greatest actor of his generation. When Marilyn Monroe meets Laurence Olivier, 23 year old Colin Clark is the production dogsbody who witness the demands and the tantrums, the difficulties and the desperation on and off the the set of THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL. But did Clark's relationship with MM gradually become more intimate? With a dazzling performance by Michelle Williams as the troubled Marilyn, a wicked impersonation of Olivier by Kenneth Branagh and some spot-on caricatures by an unbeatable gallery of acting talent, whatever the truth, this version of it is never less than very enjoyable.

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• TUE 28 Feb 12.30

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (12A)

(UK 2011) dir. John Madden 124m. Digital.
Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Liza Tarbuck.

Based on Deborah Moggach's novel about a group of retired Brits who head for India with dreams of a life of luxury but wind up in Jaipur 's less than 'best' and certainly not 'exotic' hotel of the title. It's certainly not the restored palace that the brochure promised but rather a faded shell well past its former glory days. Ever-optimistic young manager Dev Patel may try to convince them otherwise, but perhaps the past isn't everything and shared experiences might just begin to transform life and loves. With an unbeatable cast drawn from the cream of British acting talent, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL is a bitter-sweet journey that's well worth taking.

• THUR 1 Mar 12.30

THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (12A)

(UK 2011) dir. John Madden 124m. Digital.
Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Liza Tarbuck.

• TUE 6 Mar 12.45

CARANCHO (15)

(Argentina 2010) dir. Pablo Trapero 107m. Subtitles. Digital.
Ricardo Darín, Martina Gusman , Carlos Weber, José Luis Arias, Fabio Ronzano.

A taut, suspense-filled noir thriller from Argentina in which the carancho or vulture of the title is Sosa (Ricardo Darín) an ambulance-chasing personal injury attorney with questionable ethics. Lujan (Martina Gusman) is a young, idealistic country doctor new to Buenos Aires. Their paths repeatedly cross and an unlikely romance begins, but one that is threatened by hidden pasts and present secrets. Director Trapero keeps the tension relentlessly mounting aided by some stylish camerawork and editing, and the performance of Ricardo Darín the star of THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES. The mix of sex, violence, dark humour and undisguised anger at a catalogue of public corruption and broken lives, spirals into an extraordinary finale that is one helluva ride.

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• THUR 8 Mar 12.30

HOUSE OF TOLERANCE (18)

(France 2011) dir. Bertrand Bonello 126m. Subtitles. Digital.
Hafsia Herzi, Celine Sallette, Jasmine Trinca, Adele Haenel.

Welcome to the world of L'Apollonide, a Parisian brothel at the beginning of the 20th century. It's a world seeped in opium and syphillis and smelling of sperm and champagne. The routines and rituals of the prostitutes – veterans and newcomers, romantics and cynics, schemers and innocents – are recorded with a painstaking attention to period detail, but this is subversively upended by director Bertrand Bonello's use of split screens, time shifts and a modern soundtrack that becomes an exploration of how the past is remembered, and a brief, but certainly provocative, history of time and space.

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• THUR 15 Mar 12.45

TRISHNA (15)

(UK 2011) dir. Michael Winterbottom 113m. Digital.
Freida Pinto, Riz Ahmed, Roshan Seth, Kalki Koechlin.

• TUE 20 Mar 12.00

ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA (15)

(Turkey/Bosnia & Herzegovina 2011) dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan 157m. Subtitles. Digital.
Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel.

A haunting journey into the heart of darkness of the Anatolian countryside and into the heart of Anatolian identity. A murder has been committed and a man has confessed; all that remains is for him to lead police to the body but it soon becomes clear that the killer can't find the place where he left his victim. Unsurprisingly, master director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Cannes prize winner is no ordinary police investigation thriller. Nothing significant may seem to happen but things are not always as they appear to be. People, emotions and events develop in unexpected ways until the grand design of this subtle, rich and audacious film comes gradually into focus.

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• THUR 22 Mar 12.45

TAKE SHELTER (15)

(US 2011) dir. Jeff Nichols 121m. Digital.
Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart, Shea Whingham.

Jeff Nichols' powerful psychological thriller is another disturbing tale for our times. Michael Shannon is the haunted protagonist, an average guy living in an average small town in Ohio with wife and young daughter. Then the nightmares take over and become waking hallucinations as he becomes convinced that a great disaster is coming. His obsessive behaviour affects both the family and the community. With outstanding performances from Shannon and Jessica Chastain, TAKE SHELTER is a chillingly atmospheric and believable real-life story with an ending to talk about.

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• TUE 27 Mar 1.00

THE TEMPEST (PG)

(US 2010) dir. Julie Taymor 106m. Digital.
Helen Mirren, David Strathairn, Felicity Jones, Ben Wishaw, Tom Conti, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina.

The magical island of Shakespeare's final play is filled with more than just strange noises in maverick theatre director Julie Taymor's twisted version of THE TEMPEST. Prospero becomes Prospera (Helen Mirren, as magnificent as ever), a sorceress who flees with her young daughter after being convicted of witchcraft. An unexpected cast that ranges from Ben Wishaw's mercurial spirit Ariel to Russell Brand's clownish shipwrecked sailor, treats the text with respect and brings all the villains, lovers and fools in this tale of identity and revenge, gloriously to life.

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• THUR 29 Mar 1.00

THE KID WITH A BIKE (12A)

(Belgium/France/Italy 2011) dirs. Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne 87m. Subtitles. Digital.
Thomas Doret, Cécile De France, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione, Egon Di Mateo.

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's multi-award winning insights into ordinary lives have always been special but their latest film is much more: THE KID WITH A BIKE intrigues, excites, amuses and moves. Thomas Doret is a troubled but resourceful 12-year-old, who sets off to find his stolen bike and the father (Jérémie Renier) who has abandoned him. Along the way hairdresser Cécile de France takes him under her wing showing sympathy and understanding but there's still a rocky and complex moral landscape to navigate before the journey ends and it's an emotional and tense roller-coaster of a ride. With a trio of outstanding performances and not a trace of sentimentality, this is a gripping story of faith, hope and redemption told by two master film makers.

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