I just went to a pretty upscale movie theatre to see the Mando movie, out of curiosity. It:

• Looked objectively worse than our TV

• Was so loud I had to stuff napkin in my ear

• Front loaded with ads, took a while to start

• Was expensive,

• With comically expensive snacks; we just snuck chips in

• And we had to drive to it. And leave the dog at home :(

And we had a relatively “lucky” experience in a sparse theatre, upscale screen, with no one noisy near us or blocking our view, no ticket issues or unspeakable bathrooms or anything.

I’m not a cinema hater, either. There’s a Movie Tavern that serves real food during movies, and I find this enjoyable. Plus they run gimmicks/themes to make it fun.

But without an attached restaurant or something, I can’t understand why I’m supposed to go to the cinema anymore? I don’t have a lot of sympathy for them, if they aren’t going to try to adapt.