Digital Gym

Digital gym is the home of FilmGeekSD. I have come here a few times to see quirky films thanks to my buddy Miguel. I love this place. Great comfy seats, wonderful films, reasonably priced snacks & the coffeeshop next door is awesome. I’m always happy to come here!

Back when the original Matrix came out, I went with my friend on opening night and watched it in a theater that with the exception of me, was all black people. Every time Morpheus came on the screen it was like he was actually giving high fives to people in the theater because people were standing up and applauding and yelling Get him Morpheus! It wound up being one of the best movie experiences I have ever had because people were so into the movie that it turned it from something just on the screen into a living breathing thing.
Tonight, I went and saw the movie Turbo Kid at Digital Gym. And while the theater wasn’t the massive sprawling multiplex that it was when I saw the Matrix in Calumet City Illinois, it had that same level of energy. Everyone there loved movies, the people running the joint stood in front and introduced everything and their passion was contagious. The movie hadn’t started yet and you could just tell it was going to be a fun experience.
And I can’t say enough praise for how great that is. This was a movie that literally, no one I know has ever heard of. Yet inside of this place, you would have thought it was the biggest blockbuster movie to come out in the last twenty years.
Combine that with the fact that they were literally the only theater anywhere nearby that took a chance on screening Turbo Kid, and I honestly wish I could give them more than 5 stars.
For those that haven’t been there, it is sort of an unusual place. It looked like there was a nice internet lounge combined with like, a small store selling cool movie stuff like artwork and Pop Vinyl toys, and then a 46 or 48 seat theater. Despite being small, the seats were very comfortable and clean, and the size of the screen didn’t detract from the overall experience.
Additionally, although I didn’t have time to stay they added a free Wes Craven movie after Turbo Kid as a nice send off for the recently departed Craven.
Just a really cool/​knowledgeable place.
Good job Digital Gym, you made my night.
—Guy with the mohawk in the back row.

Cool little shop. Things that I would actually buy and support! The prices of snacks are reasonable.

Went last Friday to watch a movie from Spain at the Digital Gym, but arrived too late and it was sold out. So nothing to comment yet about my experience with Digital Gym itself, but I think the gift shop deserves its own space. It is a great gift shop for cinema lovers, all things indie and nerdy and overall cool stuff. I had a good time checking the art on sale plus all the funny objects they are selling at cheap to moderate prices. I would say that most of the things are more attractive to a male audience, so this can be the place for me to get that special gift for that difficult to please friend.