15 Questions With Clare

"Very much of my life—including going to the movies— revolves around Freestyle machines."

Name: Clare
Location: New York City
Occupation: Academic & Writer
Links: Clare’s substack Famous and Beloved

1. What’s your favorite day & time to go to the movies?

My only real preferences is to not see a movie before 4 PM.

2. What’s your favorite movie theater?

The best theater chain in the country is Marcus Theatres in the midwest. I have a blanket with Greg Marcus’s face on it. Most locations were gutted during the 2010s, so the seats are sleek, leather recliners, and the auditoriums are utterly sprawling to accommodate navigation around fully reclined seats. The only problem with Marcus is that they have a Pepsi contract, so there aren’t any Freestyle machines.

As far as independent theaters go, I think the rep and community programming in Madison, WI, through The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cinematheque is the best I’ve ever encountered.