15 Questions With David Sims

"10am on a weekday, baby. Nothing better than heading right to the cinema to kick off the day."

“Here I am minutes before seeing Mickey 17”

Name: David Sims
Location: Brooklyn
Occupation: Film Critic at The Atlantic and host of the Blank Check podcast
Links: Blank Check on IG

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

10am on a weekday, baby. This is a lifestyle question, and when I was young and spry I loved a post-dinner movie, but given that seeing movies is my job and I have three kids at home, nothing better than heading right to the cinema to kick off the day. Runner-up would be 2pm, but then I’m gonna be a sleepy lunch boy.

2. What’s your favorite movie theater?

Of all time, probably Phoenix Cinema in Finchley, London, a lovely one-screen indie theater that I spent so much of my teen life in—a lot of early arthouse memories were made there for young David. In New York, I do reliably think that the Brooklyn Alamo has the best sound and projection of any chain theater (though they should treat their damn workers responsible for all that better), but the best vibes a…