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Julian Singleton 🎃
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CODA. Bi/Polyam. #HorrorSky. 🍅-Approved Writer for @cinapse.bsky.social / @atxfilmcritics.bsky.social / GALECA. NOROI comm @ Arrow. Film creative. ❤️ Equitable 🎬🎞️ Access. Doing well so far. Opinions my own. Professional inquiries: juliansingletonfilm@gmail
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January 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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I hope that the Alamo Drafthouse will continue to hold true to its no-phones policy to preserve the overall guest experience, while testing any new improvements that ensure equity of accessibility for their guests and continued employment of their workers. 2/2

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4. Redefining Distractions =/= Reducing Distractions This assumes that wait staff are the main distractions during films. They aren’t–phone use is. As phrased, “putting order control directly in our guests’ hands” just trades off one distraction for another.  Crucially, the FAQ never acknowledges that: * ordering is not a momentary action but a multi-step interaction (menu browsing, customization, confirmation, service requests), * even “dark screens” introduce movement, glow, and behavioral permission where none existed before. The promise of “less distraction” rests on a naive and selective definition that ignores why Alamo’s policies were strict in the first place. --- 5. No Zero-Tolerance Policies leads to Subjective + Selective Enforcement Alamo’s no-phones policy was effective because it was simple and absolute. Phone-only systems introduce: * Subjective Enforcement: servers and audience members must now gauge “how” people are using their phones. * Shifted Burdens: audience members must now take on a greater share of inconvenience previously addressed by simple staff interaction, while staff must redouble efforts to police audience behavior. * Outright Hypocrisy: Using phones to report phone use. Once phones are conditionally allowed, enforcement shifts from policy to interpretation—and that’s slower, messier, and more contentious for both staff and guests. 6. Murphy’s Law, Bro The FAQ projects confidence, but the best businesses are defined by how they plan for failure.  What happens when: * Wi-Fi drops during a sold-out show? * the backend crashes mid-film? * app-only communication fails at scale? * These phones are allowed at press screenings or festivals, compromising overall security? No app is a guaranteed substitute for low-key, individualized human interaction—especially in a dark theater, mid-experience. --- 7. Remember the Alamo The FAQ treats phones as a technical detail to be managed. But for Alamo audiences, call buttons and pen+paper were accessible and prioritized the guest experience, while forbidding phones was a clear, enforced social contract that made everything else possible. Once that line moves: * enforcement weakens * accessibility becomes conditional * security is compromised * and every promise becomes harder to keep The FAQ answers the wrong question. It asks: “How do we make phone ordering work?” When the real question is: “What happens to the Alamo experience once phones are allowed at all?”
January 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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I knew I wasn't hallucinating a voice change in the trailer.
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Bilocation next if you can!
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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Mari Asato ruuuuuuuules
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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I look forward to the Apples every year
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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January 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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He's not wrong.
Moura pointed out that, like President Trump, Bolsonaro claimed the election was stolen from him and encouraged his supporters to storm the capital. The crucial difference came afterward, when the Supreme Court responded by sentencing Bolsonaro to house arrest and blocking him from pursuing political office until 2060. “It was fascinating how Brazil was super fast in sending people to jail, finding the financiers, and taking away Bolsonaro’s political rights,” Moura said. “Are the institutions in Brazil stronger than the U.S.? I don’t think so. But in my opinion, that happened because Brazilians know what a dictatorship is.”
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM