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Does going to the movies actually suck?

ALSO: A Home Improvement kid goes bad. AND: Buy the Fast Times house.

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Dan Barrett
Oct 18, 2020
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Does going to the movies actually suck?

Maybe going to the movies kinda sucks?

A.O. Scott asks whether people *really* miss going to the movies, considering the current situation with movie theatres. Ticket sales have been flat, masked only by the success of event films like the Marvel movies, with audiences increasingly lured by entertainment that can be consumed at home. How much can we miss…

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