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The Movie Theater Comeback That Wasn’t: Why 2025 Was Such a Dud for Struggling Cinemas (variety.com)
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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Cinemas are almost peak predatory capitalism. Unsurprisingly I'm not super keen on going. Sort your act out, cinemas, or piss off.

As a result I've got a small home cinema setup in my home. It's only 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos but it's a far cry from VHS on some 28" CRT on the other side of the room.