Massachusetts Independent Movie Theaters: for when you’re ready to ditch the chains. Hey, they should hire me for marketing!
Sorry, but I’m a little sour on the movie-going experience as of late. Recently, I wrote about my first trip to a chain movie theater in over a year. The movie I saw is irrelevant. The fact that I paid $35 for one movie ticket, one large popcorn, and one ICEE is relevant. For that amount of money, I could subscribe to two streaming services for a month and see unlimited movies. You see the irony here.
So, for the most part, I’m out on the whole going-to-the-movies experience. Which is a shame, because I have so many fond movie theater memories from when I was a kid. In fact, I just talked about a whole bunch of those in a recent 12-Inch Poll. It’s all about ’80s summer blockbusters and how going to the movies was fun and more affordable back in the day. Check that out here.
Here’s a Bunch of Massachusetts Independent Movie Theaters
The more I think about the whole thing, though, the more I realize that the answer to my grousing isn’t in some time machine (Back to the Future reference, baby!) It’s in Salem, MA. And in a few other areas around the city. Independent movie theaters are still alive and kicking in the Commonwealth, and they offer affordable tickets and a mix of old and new fare.
To help myself out–and to help you, too–I’ve gathered a handful of indie movie theaters that are in and around Boston. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, so please cut me some slack if I miss your favorite. Just drop me a line on the ROCK 92.9 Facebook or Twitter and I’ll add it in next time around. And now, to quote Gregg Turkington: “It’s movie time!”
