Faces on a Big Screen

Since the pandemic hit two years ago, we've gotten used to seeing first-run movies at home on our TVs, computers, or even our phones. Why even bother going to a theater anymore? A movie has to have something worth the hassle of getting out and being around strangers to see it on a big screen. Considering which movies we ventured out to see in 2021, that appears to be action movies, specifically superhero movies.

Evan Puschak posits that there's another reason to see movies on a big screen: faces. A closeup of a character played by a good actor can be epic. But we are in danger of losing that type of movie, and indeed those talented actors, when we shun going to theaters. (via Nag on the Lake)