Malco Theatre-Cordova

This is the closest theater to our home. We just moved to the area and this theater is so run down!
The theater itself smells old and musty but the concession was terrible! Flat sodas, cold popcorn and expired candy!
When I went to return my candy the person behind the counter said he had to call the manager to ask him if he could exchange it!
What? Why?
So I had to wait 5 min (while movie was running) to see if the manager would exchange my candy since it was opened and I had taken a bite.
We won’t be going back.

This is my the closest theater to my home. It’s a nice theater but Malcolm pretty much owns all the local theaters so with little competition, there isn’t much need for them to want to improve. They have a few others that serve wine and good food. My chief complaint about Malcos theaters is that all their movies start at the same time in every theater. This drives me crazy! I guess it’s easier on them than to have to figure out a new schedule. Why they can’t stagger the times better is beyond me! If mission impossible is at 4:15 at Cordova why is it at 4:15 at every other malco theater? You’d think they could at least pick one theater to show it at 5? Makes no sense to me! I have several friends that would also go to matinees while their kids are at school but many of the first show times are at 1:00 and not over until after the kids get out of school!

My wife and I don’t go to the movies very often as we like to wait for it to come out on bluray and watch it at home in peace. However, on occasion we like to go to the theater for the experience and to just have a nice date. This is a fairly nice theater and we are generally please with this it. There was one issue on one visit, mechanical problem, but the management made up for it with our money back for that show and free passes to another. The theater is fairly clean as are the restrooms. The staff is genuinely friendly and help make the theater a nice experience. As I am not a fan of huge packed crowds, we usually go to one of the early showings and I am sure this helps quite a bit with the relative kindness of the staff and the pleasantness of the theater. I do wish they would layer the butter on the popcorn instead of just handing you the full bucket as the butter (oil) just sits at the top instead of getting mixed throughout.

This is an older movie theater. It is centrally located to most restaurant/​shops in the area. But, the theater is older and starting to get run down. I do appreciate the superior surround sound system. One of the best sound systems I have heard in awhile. If they did some remodeling/​upgrades they could really stay strong against their local competition. This is my parents main theater. I came here with them and enjoyed the movie, but do recommend some upgrades.

This theatre is alright until Malco finally builds the promised theatre at near highway 64 and Canada Road. This current location is a monument to the time before the success of Netflix, Hulu, and RedBox. Matinée tickets will run you about $ 8 and you’ll spend quite a bit on refreshments as well.
The seats are comfy and the theatre is relatively clean. The location is excellent; there are MANY restaurants within a short distance, so this spot is my prime «dinner-​and-​a-​movie» date night theatre. However, this location gets quite crowded at night and on weekends, so go before your hangover expires on Saturday or Sunday and you should be good.

Don’t really care for this location, it’s just the closest one to my home and job.
Never appreciated needing to be carded two times to purchase my sister or friend a movie ticket when I’m over the age of 23. I felt like a high schooler.
If you have to settle, go. But if you can make the extra drive, don’t.

Excelent movie theater! We come at least every other week. Lines are always short, theaters are always clean and reasonable prices. I’m glad I have them close by.

A bit of a drive for me but worth it, has Icee drinks and those are my must for a movie theater. Seating is clean (from what i can see) and the employees are friendly.

Went to a private screening of the Wedding Ringer the theater was nice and clean but the concession service was extremely slow foe then to appear fully staffed.

The only time I go here is when I am in the neighborhood. The staff may need to think about cleaning it up a little bit. Some of the smaller Movie Room seats smell a little funky.
Overall I would say this place is okay to catch a movie on a Sunday afternoon otherwise I would just go to the Paradiso.

I go to this theater most often because its closest to my house and is convenient. Its not the cleanest looking place but not the dirtiest either. The staff is usually cordial. The snacks are way overpriced.

This is our local theater and our go
To, but studio in the square is much better. They need the wine bar back and a little more adult stuff to go with the family stuff. On another note Malco in general needs some competition.

Great location!

This theatre is close to home and we went last night to see «Lucy.» The theatre itself is pretty run down. However, all the employees were very nice and we hardly had to wait to buy refreshments.
There is stadium seating and it was pretty full. I would say get there early to get the seat in the area of your choice.

Out of all the Malcos in Memphis, this is probably my third favorite. I like the employees at this location but it seems like there’s never enough of them. However, friendliness goes a long way and they’re usually very friendly. I do think it could be a little cleaner but it’s cleaner than most of the other theaters in Memphis. The movie selection is usually pretty good too. I think that they should show more Indy movies though. Overall four stars for this one.

This is one of the closest to Lakeland so it is the one I visit when alone. My husband likes Paradiso better. I go in the afternoon when it is a bit cheaper but try to stay away from the overpriced popcorn and pop. I buy VIP tickets at AAA down the street.
Always clean, nice staff, and usually pretty empty mid week.

This is not my favorite theatre in the area, but it’s the closest one to us with stadium seating and the newest releases. The snack bar doesn’t have anything out of the ordinary, and the seats are definitely showing some wear, but it’s comfortable and the sound and picture are top notch. Isn’t that what really matters?

Ugh. Out of all the Malcos I go to, this one is my least favourite. It’s always so crowded (I don’t even bother with Paradiso anymore which is even worse) and compared to other Malcos, not even that great. I only come to this particular Malco because of its convenience: I live in Cordova.
The food is terrible. Don’t even bother with the popcorn, it will taste stale no matter what. Just do what everyone else does and what multiple tips on here have already suggested: go to Walgreens first and sneak food in. You’ll pay less (which is saying something since Walgreens is so overpriced) and get more variety. The staff never check bags so you’ll be fine.
If you are wanting to actually eat food at the movies though, I suggest Studio at the Square or Ridgeway. They’re both Malco Cinemas, but they serve more than just popcorn, nachos, and hot dogs, not to mention the food actually tastes decent.
The cinemas themselves are your standard ones these days. The seats recline, decent sound and picture quality. But again, if you’re wanting an amazing experience (for the same ticket price, to boot) check out Ridgeway. Even nicer seats, everything’s been renovated recently.
But hey, this one has frozen yoghurt.

Our showing of ‘Prisoners’ was interrupted by screaming at the back of the theatre as a rat ran over a woman’s foot.
If you don’t mind that kind of thing… or the slightly bovine smell of dirt and sweat in the seats as you walk in the door… then by all means this is your place.

I’ve been here many times since I was a teen. Prices are ridiculous (I saw Hangover 3 a couple of days ago in the afternoon, and I believe my ticket cost around $ 7.75), but hey, what can you do? EVERY theater has insane pricing. The facility, including the restrooms, has always been clean. The seats are comfy and nice. They have an abbreviated Yolo location, which is always a super plus!
The one thing I LOVE about this location, though, is that it’s walking distance from a Walgreens, which has really cheap candy and bottled drinks. So, I’m not telling you to sneak treats into the theater, but…