Go to a sold out 20 person theater alone to see a gut wrenching movie and try not to cry. bonus tip if person next to you has their big ass puffer jacket lowkey on your thigh but it’s fine because it’s a small theater
And then you order an xtra large popcorn and act like you‘re ordering it for two people but you are eating all of it by yourself aren’t you? you then get a stomach ache with an hour left to go in the movie and have to leave.
Go Don Draper mode. Decide to make the trip 45 mins before showtime. See whatever you like; no compromising on concessions; listen to the other showgoers chatter (“is he a critic?“). After it’s over, take yourself out for a drink—reflect on what you’ve seen—bathe in the melancholy of unshared cinema.
