15 Questions With Hannah Benson

"For private reasons, I would love to see Halina Reijn and Josh O’Connor collaborate, specifically if he gets to keep his hoop earring on."

Name: Hannah Benson
Location: Los Angeles
Occupation: Writer
Links: Hannah’s Substack, Instagram, Letterboxd

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

A Thursday 7:30pm showing increases my outlook on life by about 5,000 percent. Thursday is a day of hope. There’s anticipation for the weekend ahead and early screenings for movies set to release the next day. Walk out of the theater at 9:30/10pm on a Thursday and you’ll be texting your friends about how lovely the moon looks right now.

2. What’s your favorite movie theater?

My most formative, and by default, favorite movie theater is The Pageant in my hometown of Chico, California. It has a big, red couch that acts as the first row and has quite literally seen too much, but you bet I’m showing up early to nab it. It’s the town’s sole independent theater and the place that made me realize; ‘Oh, I feel a certain way about movies as does everyone else in this room and that’s so special, I’m going to be chasing this high all my …