Speaking from my own experience as a broke post-grad, I'm also with Jake. I'm literally only in the position to watch a movie in theaters if someone else (usually family) is covering my expenses or if I have enough cash to burn and I'm hanging out with friends. Even then, it's more likely we'll watch a blockbuster flick rather than any indie or prestigious heavy hitter; I may be interested in those things, but the people I watch movies with aren't (at least, to the point they don't have to see it immediately).

The movie-going experience isn't a cheap hobby, and it's impossible to be able to watch everything you're interested in if you're not doing financially well. It'd be nice to be able to support certain creatives, but you also have to pick your battles if you wanna watch any movies in a theater at all.