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| - I love going to the Manor Theatre. I love that it's walking distance from my house and that there are so many options for pre and post show fun!
The lobby is super cute and has a few little couches and tables to sit at while waiting for your movie to start. They offer your standard movie snacks and such at their concession stand, but the real gem of their lobby is the bar. They offer delightful drinks that you can take with you into any of their theaters. It's small, with only about six places to sit, but the tables and couches in the lobby more than make up for it. The bartenders (and the rest of the staff) are always very nice and willing to chat if you want to.
The movies that they play are a little less mainstream, they play a lot of indie movies and other movies that may not make it to other movies theaters in the city, like the AMC Lowe's at the Waterfront or the South Side Works Cinema.
My only gripe with the Manor Theatre, and the only reason I couldn't give it the full 5 stars, is the sound/soundproofing issues. If you're watching a quiet, more intimate movie and one of the other theaters is playing a loud-actiony type of thing, you can be taken out of a moment when you hear some stuff blow up or someone screaming. The same issues can happen if you're in one of the two theaters that are closest to the lobby. While watching American Hustle last night, it was evident that another movie let out, because I could hear the hustle and bustle of the lobby ("What'd you think of the movie, Morty?" "Gosh, I really have to pee." "Where will we go now?"). I'm exaggerating a little, you can't really make out full conversations, but it is distracting and I wish there was something that could be done about their sound problems.
The bathrooms are always clean, which is appreciated!
I will usually choose going to this nice, neighborhood theater rather than one of the larger chains.
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