15 Questions With Jake Mike Boy

"[Going to the movies] is also an act of submission, hopefully. You give up your phone, you give the art your attention. To me it’s like meditation."

Name:

JAKE MIKE BOY

Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Occupation: Writer, Waiter
Links: Jake’s Substack

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

3pm on a weekday afternoon is the perfect time to go to a movie for me. I inevitably will feel a little bad for being inside if it’s nice out, but emerging from the theatre on a sunny day is always a trip I enjoy. Unfortunately, matinees are uncommon in Europe, where I’ve lived the past nine years, so I often go on weekday evenings. I try to go once a week at least, sometimes two or three times. It depends on what’s on, really. In Ljubljana, where I live now, the cinematheque does a lot of one-off screenings, so if you miss it, that’s it.

2. What’s your favorite movie theater?

The Grand Lake Theatre in my hometown Oakland, CA! It’s part of the fabric of the city, its skyline, and history. Been around since 1926, and the city was only incorporated in 1852. Downstairs they have a Mighty Wurlitzer organ, which plays before shows on Fridays and Saturday…