15 Questions With Jen Jacoby

film festival freelancer, 📍everywhere.

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

Any weekday matinee. Unless it’s a festival screening, then opening weekend for a good Q&A panel, or closing for award encores once everyone’s left town. (ie: Tribeca’s “Shorts Saturday” where you can sit through three shorts programs in a row. I’m not positive we didn’t make up the name, but it’s the best.)

2. What's your favorite movie theater? 

BAM in Brooklyn or Gate Picturehouse in London!

3. What's your go-to movie theater snack & drink combo?

Sno-Caps + a Pellegrino.

4. What's your dream movie theater snack & drink combo?

I wouldn’t say no to a trail mix bar. Add in a gin & soda?

5. What's the best seat in a movie theater? 

Aisle seat, always. Towards the back.

6. What's your biggest movie-going pet peeve?

The feet-on-the-back-of-the-chair thing. Can we not?

7. What would it be if you could change one thing to make movie theaters better? 

More couches. I feel like this was a thing I saw around London & I’m adding it to the long, long l…