If you're a film lover you NEED to go to this place. The Aubin has a lot to offer - some good food,…read morecocktails and... sofas with blankets. It doesn't get much better than that! It's a really lovely intimate setting - quite small so regardless of where you end up sitting you have a great view of the screen. Also pretty impressed with their selection of films - it's nice to see some smaller productions every once in a while. Tickets are a little pricey (£13) but I do think that it's worth it if you want the convenience of total comfort and relaxation.

I love going to the movies. I love sitting on comfy couches. And I love cocktails and gourmet…read moretreats. Who knew that these could all be combined in one place??! Well, at The Aubin Cinema they are. :) Downstairs of the fancy clothing store Aubin and Wills, the Aubin Cinema is a cinema lover's delight. You book ahead of time to get comfy lounge chairs or loveseats and can settle into watching a great indie film with a a beer in hand. The flicks are 13 quid a pop but that's about how much they cost everywhere else and you don't get fancy seats with all the rest! PERFECT date spot!

Lovely little cinema rooms, showing up to date films at reasonable ticket prices. Went there to…read morewatch Bladerunner 2049, great sound in the cinema although possibly a tad too loud? Trendy bar/meeting area in the lobby entrance area. If you've got 60 odd mates, you could fill the whole cinema (screen 1), how cool is that for a party? I will definitely go back to watch another film soon!

Curzon desperately wants to be "hip and trendy" or something like that. It just comes off as…read morepretense. The "decor" is some sort of bastardized cross between industrial and art house theater chic. The seats are hard, with mustard yellow woven cotton blend. When I say hard, I mean not recommended for anyone over 30 years old. The staff talked up the couches "at no extra charge" and I can see why, they don't recline, and have more stains of indeterminate origin than the couches at the playboy mansion. The sound was good, and though smaller than most, the screen was adequate for the room size. The room certainly had an "intimate"feel. If not for the slightly elevated ticket price (£15), the hard seats, and the upholstery that gave you the vague impression that you were sitting in the same spot where some hipster baby had been conceived, it would have been a pleasant enough experience. I can't recommend this until they clean it up and get some padding in the seats though.

So this cinema is in a good location for me in terms of it being in Shoreditch. It's also below…read morebusy three level restaurant/salon/store, Barber & Parlour. Very hipster but so busy it does take away from the cinema experience we were paying for. For example, there's signage pointing to a dull concrete staircase that indicates the cinemas physical location, in the basement, but I still felt a little lost trying to collect tickets and buy snacks. One positive is that you can purchase food from the restaurant upstairs to bring down. Unfortunately, service is somewhat chaotic, as was the cinema's waiting room arrange bets for guests not eating in the actual restaurant. We ended up standing in a hallway downstairs waiting for theatre's only screen to be cleaned and re-opened. In our case, this was 15 minutes later than the actual scheduled start time of our movie. The theatre itself is luxuriously spacious. Cashmere blankets were available and each plush armchair is separated by a little table. So snacks are accommodated but no holding hands during scary movies I'm afraid. Things were fine once the movie got started but for £18 a ticket, I'm not a fan of the chaos we had to get through to get into the theatre.

Comfortable seating for a cinema housed (downstairs) within a building that sells clothes but I…read morecan't help but feel that at any screening you must get the seats within the middle space as the side seats so bend round a bit. Since it's not a deep layout you don't get the best cinematic experience. I must say that the seats on the wide angles are much cheaper but I would pay the extra and get a seat from a more central view.

I really love this place! It's nice to see an independent cinema thrive when large cineplexes and…read moreIMAX are the norm. Thankfully I don't live far away and Genesis is on my way home from work so when there's something good playing I literally swing by after work to catch a film before dinner. It's easy to grab tickets for most screenings just before the film begins but for big blockbusters (Black Panther, etc) it's best to book in advance even if just by 15 minutes. You can do this online, £1 booking fee applies for non-members. Saves you queueing up in the packed lobby as you can go straight to the pick up machine. Tickets are £5 Monday to Wednesday and £9-10 Thursday to Sunday. Concessions are available. Here's also a luxury cinema experience in Studio 5 which is a small screening room fitted out with comfy love seats and a couple of armchairs. Here's a bar inside the studio. Cafe in the lobby, bar upstairs (named after the Music Hall that used to be on the site) and a snack stand. Food prices are the typical cinema price. Membership programme is worth it if you plan on seeing more than 2-3 films a month. For students the Silver membership is only £15. This means if you plan on seeing just 2 movies Thursday-Sunday in a month, you'll get your money's worth with a membership. For everyone else it's £20. This entitled members to unlimited viewings in screens 1-3 and discounted entry for luxury screenings. Members also get into special screenings for free. Special screenings happen multiple times a week and range from Q&A with directors and cast to panel discussions & singalongs to slam poetry nights It's brilliant to see Genesis lit up every time I pass by. Such a special place for film enthusiasts! I encourage everyone to go if they get a chance.

I highly recommend seeing a film in the Premium Screen at Genesis Cinema. The small screen is…read moredecked out in comfy red sofas, with cushions and warm blankets. Friendly staff, great little cafe out front and an affordable candy bar. Love the Art Deco. Constructive feedback- the queue to box office is badly designed. Ropes off the entrance into the cinema to get you bags checked.

We popped into "Close-Up" late on a weekday evening. We weren't looking for a specific place, but…read morewe decided to grab a cup of coffee and relax. It was fantastic. It a really chill spot, with good music, relaxing vibes, and a good spot for tea, coffee, or an adult beverage as well. If you don't mind venturing off in the night in the neighborhood, it's a cool spot.

This tiny shop carries a fantastic collection of cinema. Upstairs is mostly name-brand movies and…read morenew releases, but downstairs is where the more obscure, foreign, short, and documentary titles are - and where the real gems are to be found. I've never before encountered a video store with so much space dedicated to artists' biographies and retrospectives, nor such a vast collection of short compilations. They also have a cherry picked collection of documentaries - I have trouble not taking the entire shelf home with me when I pay a visit since they've got so many that sound intriguing and got top-marks at film festivals (Sundance, Cannes, Toronto), but for whatever reason, never made it into the popular distribution a la Michael Moore (though they have him too). Oh, and of course, it goes without saying that their classics section is also phenomenal - complete with companion book volumes upstairs on sale to go along with certain particularly notable films - for the true cinephiles. The staff is uber knowledgeable about what's in the store's collection - it's clear to see that these are the types that breathe, sleep, and dream film. And the prices are pretty reasonable - especially if you go for the unlimited rental option, which only costs £20 (otherwise, it's £3 per rental). *Only* complaint is that the films are organized by directors... which I'm sure is totally intuitive for die-hard film lovers... but not always so much for those of us who are a little less erudite - I mean, I appreciate the education I've received on this matter and all as a result... but it's not always the most convenient!

Really lovely place for a date or just to chill out with friends. The location is slightly…read moredifficult to get to but feels very exclusive when you do find it (just off brick lane). They host a wide range of films from very recent releases to old classics such as 'Fight Club' so it's easy to find something you fancy. The bar/snack bar upstairs is great if you haven't had time to eat beforehand and you can also rent extra pillows for £1. The bean bags themselves are giant, very comfy and come with blankets if you want that extra bit of snuggle. The only downside is that it is very close to the overground so the trains can be heard intermittently throughout the film screening. Fantastic night/afternoon out and well worth the trip to Shoreditch.

Went to see Interstellar. Mainly to get our money's worth as it was a 3 hour film. It was housed…read moreunder Shoreditch's railway arch so you often heard train noises. Not too loud but I thought it gave the space a bit of character. Really comfy beanbags with pillows. Bar only had one person behind it so service was slow. Seems to be the trend with doing cinema showings in a different way but I'm all for it if it means unique experiences.

Ah, this place reminds me of when I first moved to London all those 8 years ago. This is where I…read moreused to hang out with my housemates - seeing the latest films, or watching a gig, or going to a poetry evening, seeing a photography exhibition etc. I love the screens in here for the cinema, I've been to all of them and whether they are the large main ones or smaller screens they're all perfect really - good sound, comfortable seating, what more could you want. I used to have a membership here for the cinema when I was local, which is really good value if you come often as you always get a discount and also free tickets when you join. For non members, they do cheap tickets all day on Mondays - £6 for one ticket, or 2 for £10. This place really is more than a cinema though, it's definitely worth signing up to their mailing list to see all of the different events that they do. It was really sad recently when there was a threat to Richmix and they were campaigning for it not to be closed down. Thankfully they won that one, this really is a heart of the community kind of place and even though I no longer live in Shoreditch I hope I'll be able to come here in many years to come.

Completely unprovoked and for no discernible reason, a security staff person came directly to me…read moreand nobody else and said, "Sir, can you please leave," while many others were still milling about inside the venue. I did not see or hear him or any other staff person say a word to anyone else. I can't recall anything like that ever happening to me anywhere else in the world.