Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterFor people in the business of reviewing films, movie theaters aren’t just a sacred place to watch the latest indie flick or big-budget blockbuster.
Cinemas are a second home of sorts, or at least an office away from the office.In pre-pandemic times, Justin Chang, a film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR’s “Fresh Air,” would go to the movies for work at least twice on a slow week.
Around festival season, when the volume of movie releases picks up considerably, he could catch as many as five screenings in the span of a few days.Chang, like the majority of those who evaluate films professionally, hasn’t stepped foot in theater since last March and doesn’t know when he’ll go back. (When he does, he.
Read more on variety.com