As a long standing patron of the Camelview, it plays the best movies in an otherwise very homogenous film city. Camelview usually has four or five foreign/art house/independent selections, and there's always at least one or two must-sees at any one given time.
The five stars is a relative rating. It speaks to the disappointment I feel about there not being enough selection for film goers and movie buffs. Most of the Harkins theaters are clones of themselves, and are generally watery when it comes to quality movie selections. Harkins Valley Art and AMC Shea have some selections worthy of $9 admission;sadly, most others do not.
In a fantasy world, AMC Arizona Center would get some decent movies in and start to attract the clientele that would be needed to infuse the type of business that Phoenix is looking to attract there. Hopefully, someone with a little bit of flair and common sense could realize that putting in some art house/indie/foreign selections would draw a crowd, and make some money in downtown Phoenix.