{"id":33340,"date":"2018-08-25T12:21:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-25T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=33340"},"modified":"2019-10-03T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T21:45:30","slug":"best-indie-movie-theatres-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/best-indie-movie-theatres-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Underground Indie Movie Theatres in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but I think popular movies suck.<\/p>\n<p>Just think about the films you\u2019ve seen previews for in the past month. Don\u2019t they just look like visual click-bait? Better question: wouldn\u2019t you rather watch something worth your time?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered if there was more to film than just shitty mainstream movies, we have some great news for you. Independent movie theatres exist and Chicago is full of them.<\/p>\n<p>When was the last time you watched a really good movie, be it foreign, indie, or underground? Take the time to experience one of these at Chicago\u2019s best underground indie movie theatres this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicboxtheatre.com\/\">Music Box Theatre<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33346\" style=\"width: 1050px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33346\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/906733_10152194457581996_1839508427_o.jpg\" alt=\"Music Box Theatre\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/906733_10152194457581996_1839508427_o.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/906733_10152194457581996_1839508427_o-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/906733_10152194457581996_1839508427_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/906733_10152194457581996_1839508427_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/906733_10152194457581996_1839508427_o-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/musicboxchicago\/photos\/a.10152194457486996\/10152194457581996\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Music Box Theatre Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>3733 N Southport Ave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music Box Theatre has been dazzling Lakeview with its independent movies and eclectic throwbacks since 1929. They\u2019re one of the few theatres that still host midnight showings, continually bringing the magic of film to their every audience. But the coolest part about this place is that a bright red theatre curtain peels back to reveal the silver screen before the start of every movie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelogantheatre.com\/\">Logan Theatre<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33344\" style=\"width: 1373px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33344\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15625958_1293213694032209_8085771310300142218_o.jpg\" alt=\"Logan Theatre\" width=\"1373\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15625958_1293213694032209_8085771310300142218_o.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15625958_1293213694032209_8085771310300142218_o-600x411.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15625958_1293213694032209_8085771310300142218_o-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15625958_1293213694032209_8085771310300142218_o-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/15625958_1293213694032209_8085771310300142218_o-1300x891.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1373px) 100vw, 1373px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelogantheatre\/photos\/a.1293213310698914\/1293213694032209\/?type=3&amp;theater\">The Logan Theatre Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2646 N Milwaukee Ave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the most unique independent movies are rotated weekly through this theatre, plus they host some throwback nights where you can\u00a0watch ancient classics resurface for one night only. This Logan Square\u00a0theatre is a century old but renovated, and their low-key bar is pretty killer, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landmarktheatres.com\/chicago\/century-centre-cinema\">Landmark&#8217;s Century Centre Cinema<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33347\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33347\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/291886_224885597562134_4908381_n.jpg\" alt=\"Landmark's Century Cinema\" width=\"960\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/291886_224885597562134_4908381_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/291886_224885597562134_4908381_n-600x458.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/291886_224885597562134_4908381_n-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LandmarksCenturyCentreCinema\/photos\/a.224885564228804\/224885597562134\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Landmark&#8217;s Century Cinema Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>2828 N Clark St<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lakeview\u2019s independent movie theatre has all sorts of obscure cinematography for you to enjoy, sometimes showing up to 10 movies at a time on their many screens. While Landmark has various locations throughout the country, its Chicago movie house is one of our top favorites.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siskelfilmcenter.org\/\">Gene Siskel Film Center<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33348\" style=\"width: 737px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33348\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12341445_10153105946526739_3391909025334071811_n.jpg\" alt=\"Gene Siskel\" width=\"737\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12341445_10153105946526739_3391909025334071811_n.jpg 737w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12341445_10153105946526739_3391909025334071811_n-600x782.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/12341445_10153105946526739_3391909025334071811_n-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Gene Siskel Facebook<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>164 N State St<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the only indie theatres to hit the Loop, Gene Siskel is relatively larger than the other movie houses on this list. A sector of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, you can find all genres and lengths of international, independent, and artistic film here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facets.org\/cinematheque\/\">Facets<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33349\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33349\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets.jpg\" alt=\"Facets\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets-1300x866.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/facets-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/facetschicago\/photos\/a.10153455641327961\/10153455641412961\/?type=3&amp;theater\">Facets Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1517 W Fullerton Ave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201ccin\u00e9math\u00e8que schedule\u201d at this Lincoln Park theatre\u00a0plays independent movies for just a week before turning them over to the next one. There are so many to get through, we don\u2019t blame them. They also host the <a href=\"https:\/\/festival.facets.org\/\">Chicago International Children\u2019s Film Festival<\/a> every year in November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenew400.com\/\">The New 400 Theater<\/a><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33350\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33350\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17157592_10155166999417028_1082131044511184743_o.jpg\" alt=\"New 400\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17157592_10155166999417028_1082131044511184743_o.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17157592_10155166999417028_1082131044511184743_o-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17157592_10155166999417028_1082131044511184743_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17157592_10155166999417028_1082131044511184743_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/17157592_10155166999417028_1082131044511184743_o-1300x731.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/TheNew400Theaters\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=10150839071637028\">The New 400 Theaters Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>6746 N Sheridan Rd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Up in Rogers Park resides an independent theater near the coast of Lake Michigan, complete with just four silver screens showcasing the latest in underground entertainment. This movie house was built in 1912 and doesn\u2019t seem to be leaving us anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but I think popular movies suck. Just think about the films you\u2019ve seen previews for in the past month. 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