OPINION: A third place in plain sight: The movie theater

From blockbuster showings like “The Odyssey” to A24-produced creative documentaries such as “You Can See Everything,” 2026 has been a successful year for film in recent memory, bouncing back from COVID-19, which threatened to end the era of big-screen cinema. Calli Taffel PZ ’30 writes about Gen Z’s uniquely desperate search for third spaces, human connection and cinema’s renewed rise.

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