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    Outside the Indy film fest, plenty of interesting artwork at the IMA .... this from Lichtenstein.
    Sarah G.

    So glad Indy has a film fest to show films that might otherwise not be seen. 2016 has some great offerings. Took my hubby and son to see the documentary on climbing up K2, & the invisible but crucial people who carry the climbers gear. It was such beautiful scenery, yet cold and brutal. These people have so little, and this is their only livelihood but at great risk to their health and their lives. Planning to take in a few more screenings before the festival ends next weekend. Check it out!

    Closing night of Indy Film Fest #SelfieGameOnPoint
    Lorynne K.

    Indianapolis is one of the coolest cities I've ever been a part of. That may be a very broad statement, but the community has been so awesome to get everyone involved. Indy Film Fest is just one of those events that connects so many bodies together that would otherwise never meet. Being a pretty main stream movie goer earlier in my years, I always thought film fests were for hippies. I assumed all movies that came out of these festivals were B movies that could never make theaters. Let me tell you how wrong I was. The two movies I saw were actually the opening and closing night features, Wind River and Patti Cake$. Wind River blew my mind; it is the best movie I've seen in years. When the opening scene included Jeremy Renner, I was dumbfounded because I didn't know that these movies had budgets big enough to star A-list actors. My emotions were going the whole movie. I for sure shed a tear in the first hour (don't tell anyone) and the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat for the rest of the movie. The story behind Wind River was even more powerful, as the whole movie was made to promote awareness for young Native American women. Patti Cake$ was the polar opposite movie to Wind River; it had us laughing and damn near peeing our pants at some points. And I won't lie, this movie had me rapping along with Patti like the little Asian gangster that I am. The sponsors were all awesome. Just Pop In was actually the reason we got tickets in the first place so a big thank you to them!! And the little parties after the movie.... I hope I will be able to attend next year in the spring time and my goal is to see 4-6 movies throughout the 10 day stent. Five stars all around!!!!

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    Ashley S.

    Ok, I have so much to say about this event!!! First off, who knew it was so awesome?!?!? I won tickets for being the first to post on Just Popin's Instagram - had they not posted, I would have never even know about the Indy Film Fest at the IMA. We were able to see two movies: 1. Wind River and 2. Patti Cakes. BOTH movies were absolutely amazing!!! The theater was spacious and created such an awesome environment to kick our feet up and watch a great movie. I also loved the panel after Wind River! It was great to hear from Tokala Clifford and the amazing cultural preservation of this movie. I learned so much about the Native American culture. After the movie we had an after party with h'orderves and drinks which was so awesome!!! Nice touch! Also I loved the drinks and Just Popin popcorn that could be purchased before the movie!!! Loved my canned Rose as well!!! I am a new fan of the Indy Film Fest!

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    Jennifer J.

    Lucked up and scored 2 free tickets to this year's event, and saw Tully which was fantastic. Sun King was there to provide the tasty beverages during the movie, and afterwards the included vip party was fantastic. Yummy snacks shared by all while mingling and discussing the movie, plus wine and a decent DJ. Not a bad w weeknight out! Next year I plan to try to attend more nights at the film fest, I love the opportunity to see these films that otherwise might not have been on my radar!

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    Center Brook Drive-In - Congrats!

    Center Brook Drive-In

    4.2(17 reviews)
    22.7 mi

    What a fun way to see a movie or even a double feature! Love coming to Centerbrook Drive In…read more They just celebrated 75yrs in business, def doing something right. Movie screen is large and blemish free. Sound comes thru your radio. Nice playground for kids. Grassy parking. Concessions are great. Hot Dog, fries, popcorn, candy and soda are a must here. Fun merch also available. Get in line early. And hey, southbound people go down and turn northbound. Don't try to cut!

    I love a good deal, and the drive-in always feels like a great bargain when you're trying to take…read morethe entire family to the movies. We loaded up my car with 3 adults and 2 children and got in to this quaint little drive-in for the $25 carload special. What a deal! We had packed up our favorite snacks and drinks, since most of us have food allergies and special dietary needs. So I can't speak of the concession stand. But it sounded like their fried donuts are a big hit. The people on both sides of us went back a few times for more, and their children cheered as their sweet treats were delivered. After the first movie, they announced that if anyone wanted more donuts, now was the time to get them, as they were close to running out for the evening. The rest of the drive-in seemed very well kept. I'm used to the drive-in downtown, with nothing but gravel. This drive-in only has one screen, but is much nicer. The lush grass is perfect for spreading out a blanket and sprawling out while you snack and take in a movie. My girls absolutely loved the playground that's available, and I loved that it kept them occupied while we waited for the movie to start. We didn't realize they do not want anyone on the playground once the movie starts, so we allowed them to go swing a few times with the promise to be quiet. A few other children did so a few times, and I thought it was perfect for wiggly young children who struggle with sitting still for a 2 hour movie. They never played long before running back to the car. This was also a screening of a kids' movie, so I thought it was perfectly acceptable. However, I can see the danger that it may present, being so dark. At one point, several children ended up playing there and were getting a little rowdy. An employee came hurrying thru, apologizing to everyone in their path about the children "disturbing the movie" (oopsie. My bad.) and kindly told the children that the playground was closed. They were very polite about it, and now we know better for next time. We will definitely be back. This was a really enjoyable and pocketbook friendly family experience.

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    Center Brook Drive-In - Double fisting a sugar rush.

    Double fisting a sugar rush.

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    Center Brook Drive-In

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    Living Room Theatres Indy - The grand stairs coming up from the lobby with the Pamela Bliss painted mural of Kong.

    Living Room Theatres Indy

    3.9(155 reviews)
    0.7 mi•Chatham Arch

    The living room theatre is a place I go to with my family a lot. But we have never had this kind of…read moreexperience before. The food was good and there was nice staff. But when we got to our theatre spot, we noticed that the chairs were all torn up, and the cupholders were filled with leftover food. It was an accident, but one of the staff members also spilled beer on my granddaughter's dress as he was serving our food to our seats. But it was nice how he immediately apologized and went to get her some rags. Another thing to add was how the stalls in the women's bathroom closed poorlly and couldn't be locked. I truly recommend Living Room Theatre, but I did want to acknowledge a few mistakes made. (This review was written by my 10-year-old granddaughter.)

    My spouse and I decided to class up our day date by catching a movie at Living Room Theater on Mass…read moreAve, which sounds like something sophisticated people do. We are not always sophisticated people, but we are excellent at pretending. We started at the bar, which looks the part completely. Elegant, well stocked, the kind of bar that makes you feel like you should be wearing something nicer than what you showed up in. I ordered an old fashioned, at which point the gentleman behind the bar admitted, with full transparency, that he was not actually the bartender and would need to Google how to make it. I genuinely appreciated the honesty. In a galaxy full of people who would have just guessed and handed me something terrible, this man chose truth. I thanked him, switched my order to whiskey and coke, and we moved on as allies. From there we headed to concessions and ordered the Take it to the Greek wrap, the La Bamba pizza, and fries with little bits of steak on top. The food was good. Not life altering, not the kind of meal that makes you grab someone's arm and say nothing, just nodding, but genuinely solid movie theater food that arrived at our seats without us having to do anything except recline and wait. The seats reclined. There were actual tables. This is civilized. We watched Disclosure Day, which if you have any interest in extraterrestrial or UFO subject matter is absolutely worth your time. Sitting in a reclining leather seat watching a film about potential contact with beings from other worlds felt appropriately cinematic, even if the leather on most seats has seen better days. Chipping and worn in spots, which is the one visible crack in an otherwise well maintained experience. The theater itself was clean, the concept is fantastic, and the overall vibe delivered exactly what a day date calls for. Four stars. The bar needs an actual bartender on deck and the seats could use some attention, but Living Room Theater is still one of the better ways to spend an afternoon in Indianapolis.

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    Living Room Theatres Indy - Entry view of the theater

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    Emagine - Lobby

    Emagine

    3.9(77 reviews)
    17.7 mi

    Better than 90% of movie theaters in the Indy metro area…read more The good: - Clean - Reasonably priced - Heated and cooled reclining seats - Order delivery to your seat - Sort of IMAX What could be better: - Heating/cooling didn't work for our seats - This is by far the loudest movie theater I've ever been to - I feel like if the sound was 10% lower the experience would've been the same and safer for ears haha Overall had a great time watching the Odyssey.

    This has become our favorite movie theater as of late. We saw Obsession and The Odyssey here…read morerecently. The seats are comfortable with reclining, heating and cooling features. Actually, I'm not entirely sure that it has cooling, but the button switches from red (heated) to blue (not heated). They recline really far back but still allow ample space for others to pass by without you needing to shift your position very much. I was disappointed that the concessions menu is not shown on their website. They give a brief description of the type of things that they offer, but not the full menu or pricing. At the concession stand, you can order and receive certain items immediately (such as candy, popcorn, hot dogs, classic nachos and drinks) but other items (like pizza and the ultimate nachos) will be delivered to your seats. There is also a full bar with an option to order a drink for now and one for later that will be delivered to your seat at a later time. That's pretty cool. In the lobby area, there is a player piano, photo booth and claw machine that dispenses rubber ducks (like the ones that Jeep drivers exchange). The drink area is where you will find condiments, napkins and straws. They have sodas and slushies. They also have lap trays that you can place into the cup holders of your seats for your food orders. They sit kind of high, but it's better than not having any type of tray or table. The cuddle seats are cute little love seats with an ottoman, but they are positioned on the first row (being the least desirable seats in the theater). I tested one out and you would basically need to lay down the entire time in order to see the screen. I didn't reserve those on either visit, but if you bring a blanket and your boo, that could be nice. The hot dog that I ordered was spicy. I wasn't expecting that, but maybe I should've known based on the name listed on the menu. I just wasn't "in the know". The popcorn is freshly popped. We weren't huge fans of the pizza though. It could benefit from being baked a bit longer. Surround sound is good. Lighting/contrast was good. In my opinion, it was a little warm in the theater, which drew my attention to two tiny ceiling fans located on either side of the theater. I'm not sure what their purpose is because they couldn't possibly be there to cool that huge theater. If you run hot, bring a personal fan!

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    Emagine - Entrance

    Entrance

    Emagine - Concession area

    Concession area

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    Bar area

    AMC Perry Crossing 18

    AMC Perry Crossing 18

    3.3(99 reviews)
    13.1 mi

    Not my favorite movie theatre, to be honest. It's a little outdated and everything feels like it's…read morebeen touched too many times. The surfaces look sticky, and there are trails of stepped-on popcorn ground into the carpet. The seats do not recline, so expect an old-fashioned movie-going experience. Although, I've read that if you see a movie in the Dolby theatre, the seats are better, so your mileage may vary. One of the good things about this movie theatre is that it serves beer and wine. I didn't get any during my visit, but maybe I should have. The soft drinks are dispensed at a machine off to the side, and you can pick your flavor of soda. Another neat thing that I noticed: You can order your concessions ahead of time, and they will be ready to be picked up at a little nook off to the side. This would come in handy if you want to skip waiting in line! I don't usually order food at a movie theatre, but I had some food credits burning a hole in my pocket, so I got chicken tenders, mini chocolate chip cookies and pretzel bites for my child. My child originally wanted the Bavarian pretzel, but we were informed that the pretzel is as big as a steering wheel, so we opted for the pretzel bites instead. Who is buying soft pretzels as big as steering wheels? That seems obscene to me. Just make them a normal size? The chicken tenders were actually really good. Maybe my expectations were low for these chicken tenders, but they were fresh and crispy, and you get six big tendies in an order, with your choice of sauce (I chose honey mustard). The mini cookies were served warm, but they tasted a little weird -- almost like they were baked on a pan that had something else on it previously, like chicken tenders. As far as the movie theatre itself: We must have been in one of the smaller theatres, because it felt a little tight in there. But the sound was great, and the temperature was decent, and we generally had a good time.

    This was actually my first time coming to this location and I'm afraid it's my last. I am going to…read morestick to AMC traders pointe for the time being as ALL of their theaters have the updated recline seats. Why on earth do the seats at Perry Crossing force you to sit up straight like you're in the army? Or some etiquette class? I'm not sure if it's only some theaters like this (our movie was showing in #9). I was absolutely uncomfortable the entire movie. Outside of that, it was clean & the movie quality wasn't janky (trust me I've been to a regal theater & the picture was "ashy & pixelated" like they were showing us a bootleg version ).

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    AMC Perry Crossing 18
    AMC Perry Crossing 18
    AMC Perry Crossing 18

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