We Went to the Movies Again — Finally

5 min readSep 5, 2021

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The Three Advantages of Watching Movies at Home versus the Four Benefits of Going to the Theater

Photo by Drew Beamer on Unsplash

I love movies. I love watching movies. I love analyzing movies. And I love discussing movies. But most of all, I love going to the movies. And after a hiatus of almost a year and a half due to COVID 19, Barbara and I visited our local theater again to watch Disney’s summer spectacular, Jungle Cruise…

Jim LaBate

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Jim LaBate works as a writing specialist in The Writing Center at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in Troy, New York.

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