These New Yorkers Don’t Care What’s Playing in Theaters. They’re Just Happy to be Back at the Movies
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFor New York City residents Marina Thomas and Brandt Kempin, going to the movies carries near spiritual significance.“It’s a version of church,” Kempin says.The couple returned to their sacred space, IFC Center in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, on Friday to see “Another Round,” a drama about hard-living teachers starring Mads Mikkelsen. They arrived early and commemorated the long-awaited return by taking pictures excitedly posing in front of a theater marquee that read: “We’re back!”“I realize [the movie] is online, but this is a much better experience,” Thomas says.