The Arkadin is Must Visit in St. Louis

Yesterday a buddy of mine treated me to a Lifetime movie that we watched with some other people. The movie was called "A Deadly Garage Sale". This was a bad, bad movie. Let's not get it twisted. The writing was poor, the actors, while going for it, are clearly second or third rate, the action was boring and dull and it was absolutely insane. I don't make it a point to watch Lifetime movies, and last night's picture was a prime reason. But, the setting, the people I was with, the comic roasting the movie while it was going on and the venue made this one of the more fun nights in my life. I had an absolute blast watching this movie with other people that were there for the same reason as me and my friend.

First off, the movie was held at a place here in STL called The Arkadin. This is a cool new spot for me. I had never been here before. But, walking out of the screening last night, I will assuredly be back. The vibe was akin to a lowkey bar with a movie screen inside of it. When we walked in there was a little bar to get drinks and concessions. There was also a table where a local business was selling some of their food. Then you walk behind a curtain and are met with about eight rows of seats that lead way to a decent sized screen. The first six rows were typical movie theater seats. The next two rows were way cooler. The row we sat in was nice comfy lazy boy chairs. They didn't recline, but man were they cushy and cozy. The row behind us was a bar with some bar seats. I feel like we had the best seats in the house. The screen, while not as big as a typical movie theater screen, was still bigger than the tv in my house. It was the perfect size for the room we watched the movie in. Next to the theater was an exit and some restrooms. It was not the biggest theater, but it was the perfect size for what they are doing there.

Another cool thing I noticed about The Arkadin. Before the movie they were advertising upcoming movie nights they were having there. They're showing the original "Blade Runner" this Friday, followed by some kind of uncut body dysmorphia sci-fi movie that looked terrifying. That was only seven dollars to get into. They have theme nights. We went to Knifetime last night, which shows a bloody Lifetime movie. They have sci-fi nights. They had something called vaporware night. They have family friendly movie nights. They even have a VHS night. That entails bringing in a VHS, the staff picks one to show the audience, and the person who brings the winning tape gets free concessions during the screening. I love this idea. In fact, I love everything they're doing at The Arkadin. It's cool to go see old time movies or kitschy things to make fun of with a crowd. I like how involved they want the audience to be. I like the whole idea of the community they're trying to build in this place. I was looking at their website when I got home last night and more times than not they had something going on that I would love to see.

I cannot say enough good things about this spot. My buddy that suggested this made my night with this viewing. He knows I like this type of thing and it was right up my alley. I'm positive we will be returning in the very near future. I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you have a cool place like this near you, please go and support. We need more stuff like this. It's a nice little escape and it's fun to be around other people who may be into the same nonsense that you're into. I'm stoked we have The Arkadin here in STL. I'll be back there many, many more times. 

Ty

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