text: For independent foreign and the more unusual films Filmhouse should be your first stop I will give it that with a full programme each month it will not show every commercial blockbuster but it will show the more unusual ones for a longer period nnIt does have that lovely independent feel to it too and I really do appreciate the older building the retro cinema screens with oldfashioned velvet red seats the opening and closing of the curtain before the movie in the oldfashioned way the enthusiasm of the staff for working somewhere that mattersnnBut for fear of sounding like a sellout you have to give the more modern cinemas something Old is not always necessarily better and as the price of cinema tickets goes up and up I do have a few creature comforts that would be nice to be included in the pricennNow being a short lass the leg room was not as much as an issue for me as it probably was for Kerrin and Jurgen on either side of me But the old fashioned seats lacked comfort what they presented in vintage style Closer together no drinks container and my stature had the knees touching the front seats Crossing and uncrossing legs was an operation in stealth which leads to both cramping legs and getting shuggled in your seat everytime the person behind you attempts itnnAlso not my own bugbearer but I felt Kerrins pain that they do no popcorn I thought this was one of the quintessentially things about going to the cinema and even expected a lady with a popup ice cream tray to appear at an interval So perhaps bring your own for that full cinema experience pop corn that is not popup ice cream shop complete with serving ladynnI do not mean to sound like such a scrooge I would definitely come back to the Filmhouse and I do admire its style and its range of obscure movies And it is still slightly cheaper than the chains that surround it ua for an adult ticket whereas I think the others are around uannBut when other cinemas can offer head rests leg room aplenty popcorn and enough personal space that you do not have someone munching in your ear and kicking your chain every minuteswell is not there a reason that they might be the more popular option now