Movie Theater Diaries #6: Midnight at The Vista

A play-by-play of my first midnight screening, for One Battle After Another

Hello everyone. In lieu of a new movie theater recap I wanted to focus on one very special moviegoing experience I had last week: The first midnight screening of One Battle After Another in Vistavision at The Vista Theater. For those of you who are not nerds, VistaVision is basically 35mm film that is turned to the side so it’s much larger. My stance on seeing films in special formats like these is along the lines of “sure, why not”, I’m not as passionately inclined to seek them out as most in the film community (though I understand the urge) but I am always fascinated and grateful when I get to.

Absolutely everyone on the internet has been sharing their opinions on One Battle After Another and I’m happy for them. What I’m more interested in talking about today is my experience of a midnight screening, as someone who tends to be in bed by 10pm. In fact here’s a play-by-play breakdown of my evening to serve as both an inspiration and a cautionary tale. Enjoy.

4pm: Forced myself to take…