Occasionally you can hear people in our town talking about how we need to support the arts. If that's your cause, this should be one of the first places to support.
Here's why:
* Any budding filmaker in Charlotte needs to see the Criterion Collection movies from Visart. You can't get the included commentary anywhere else without buying the movies.
* TV series are a bargain. You can subscribe to Showtime if you want to see Dexter or you can just rent the seasons from Visart whenever you feel like it.
* There is a place for mindless popular movies. Just as there is a place for women reading trashy romance novels. But there is a huge difference between popular movies and film. Visart has popular movies but can also can teach you about film.
* It's an experience to go into an independent movie rental store. Visart is no exception.
The only downside is that if you live far away if can be tough to get the movies back sometimes. But whenever that happens I look at it as a donation to one of my favorite local businesses in Charlotte.