Todd McCarthy: The Indoor Sports Of 2020

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Todd McCarthy It’s now been 14 weeks since I last saw a film in a movie theater or screening room — anywhere, that is, other than on my home screen.

We all know why. This certainly sets a record for any time since I was perhaps 10 years old, or maybe even younger, as going to the movies has been perhaps my most consistent sustained habit since I reached double digits.I’ve certainly missed the experience, along with the anticipation of the new, the communally shared activity, the lack of any interruption from outside reality.

A lot of people in the business, beginning with theater owners, are sweating it out, wondering whether the public will return to experience movies en masse or if the habit will have broken after such a long layoff,.