15 Questions With Allison Picurro

"All movie theaters need to give me the option of purchasing and enjoying an iced coffee, no matter the time of day."

Name: Allison Picurro
Location: New York
Occupation: Writer
Links:

Boy Movies

(a newsletter about movies for boys), Allison’s Letterboxd, Twitter

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

I’m going to cheat a little and give two answers because I cannot possibly choose: 8pm on a Friday night, and anywhere between 2 and 3pm on a Sunday afternoon. I’m a simple woman, and to me there is no greater joy than ending my week at the movies, but I must have dinner first or I will become furious and it will affect my enjoyment of whatever I’m watching. Additionally, a Sunday afternoon movie just feels luxurious. Despite years of trying, I am not a morning person (I’m told this is genetic so I will not be made to feel bad about it) and cannot for the life of me be expected to wake up and be out of my home before 1pm on the day of rest.

Actually, no, this has all been a flagrant lie. The truth is that I love an early afternoon weekday movie most of all, but I can never get to those, as are the wo…