The Art of the Movie Marathon

When you hear the words ‘Movie Marathon’ these days, it usually means a franchise binge: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars. A night at the multiplex packed with popcorn-chomping superfans who’ve signed up for an evening of big-budget boredom. But the real Movie Marathon is a different beast entirely. It still involves nerds – just a very specific subspecies. These are the true devotees of cinema – fans of the trashy, the deranged, the forgotten. It’s the inmates taking over the asylum, or in our case, the movie theatre, for one night of cinematic anarchy.