What's the point, Sundance?
As time goes on, Sundance 608 appears to be playing more and more mainstream movies that are also playing elsewhere in town, all while highly-acclaimed independent movies are being passed by, with no other chance for Madison area residents to see them except for trekking to Chicago. At the time I'm writing this review, of the six movies they are showing only ONE is independent and not being shown at Marcus and AMC locally. One of six. What is the point of being the indie theatre if you don't actually focus on bringing art and indie films to town?
I don't even mind the snobbery involved in the assigned seating and the cafe that replaces the normal concessions, as it's part of the experience package. I do mind it chasing out the genuine art theatre in town when it first opened, only to have it slowly devolve into just another hollywood theatre except that patrons munch on paninis instead of popcorn.