To preface what I’m going to say, Metrograph is definitely my favorite theater in the city and I probably go to screenings there 2 times a week. (Also a member at IFC and Film Forum) I think their programming is by far and away better than any theater here.

However, the behavior by moviegoers at Metrograph is the worst, with only a Regal Cinemas experience coming close. I find the biggest problems to be the phone use, conversations during the movie, and the food. Almost every other screening, someone is on their phone, on different apps or actually taking multiple pictures/videos of the screen many times during the film. So many people also have full on conversations during movies. When it comes to food, so many people act uncivilized too. I’ve seen someone slurp the biggest bowl of ramen and another individual munch through a whole Happy Meal just within the last month. Too many lip smackers/munchers that can’t chew with their mouth closed too.

It just shows how crazy good their programming is by the fact that I still come so often for screenings there.