You like Transformers IV at the local mall? We prefer Snowpiercer with a nice IPA. Since reopening the Uptown, SIFF’s addition of beer and wine to its concession stand has further solidified the love from serious, grown-up filmgoers. Unlike strictly 21-and-over screening venues, SIFF allows adults to order spirits and take them into the show with a mixed clientele—meaning moms can enjoy a chardonnay while accompanying their teens to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. If millennials are abandoning cinema in favor if iPads and Xbox, SIFF understands the intoxicating spell that a good movie still casts on adults willing to pay for the privilege.

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