I stopped going for this reason recently. For the first time since covid I got no upcoming cinema visits and don’t plan to change that.

I enjoy atmospheric movies, sometimes they are quiet and try to build up tension with subtle sound design.

Popcorn kills that. Like if we’re watching some action flick crunch away. But if it’s some atmo horror or whatever movie, maybe 50 people chewing with their mouths open and slurping drinks kind of negates the whole point of the movie.