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When I think back to having more frequent movie nights, it was really only in the years immediately following college when my roommates were my friends, and we were hanging together most nights anyway. And we all had different art backgrounds, whether it was film school or music or what have...

It was always easier for us to have a movie night with friends arranged around going out rather than staying in; it used to stick out as a lost opportunity to me but I got over it a long while ago. The biggest factor is as Dave said - theaters have new movies. Location also important. It’s much...

In a perfect world, I’d have a home with a little space that I could carve out for myself just like that, where there would also be room for my wife and kids without having to rearrange anything. The kind of space where if someone had a play date or if someone wanted to drop by, we could easily...

Before the pandemic and before kids, my wife and I lived within walking distance of three or four very good friends, and a quick subway ride away from at least half a dozen more - all big film fans, many who went to film school and/or work in the industry - and I think people came over to watch...

It’s not so bad - I’m probably more of a picture guy than a sound guy anyway, and besides that, can’t miss what you never had :) By the time the kids are grown up, I’ll probably need the separates just to combat old age deafness :D

I think everyone’s point, particular Dave and John(s) about it being a hobby one invests in and expects long term use of make a lot of sense, and reflect my own thinking in many ways. For years, I was watching VHS and then DVD on a 19” TV with just the built-in speakers for sound. I had a huge...