The selection of good movie theaters in Charlotte's urban areas (not the suburbs that are still labeled as Charlotte) are sadly limited. Studio Movie Grill at Epicenter is probably the best of what is available. They have the best selection, offer free parking with simple validation of your parking deck ticket via a machine in the theater, which is typical for most theaters in cities but still very nice.
There are two things that I really like about this theater:
1. When you buy your ticket, you also pick your seat. This is really nice for those of us who tend to stress about getting stuck in traffic and ending up with a neck-craning seat in the front of the theater.
2. You can order food and drinks to your seat before and throughout the movie. The prices are a tiny bit marked up but it's still reasonable. Two bonuses: you can cork your wine bottles and take them home if you don't finish them and they have big healthy salads as a healthy option.
The only thing keeping this theater from getting 5 stars is the fact that I've ended up with one or more broken seats in my group of friends on multiple occasions. It's pretty annoying to be teetering on a broken seat for a few hours in a movie. And, since seats are assigned, usually switching to a different seat is not an option.
Living in Plaza Midwood, this will likely be the place we continue to go to for most of our movie outings.