Regal Cinebarre Issaquah Closes + January 2020 Viewing Challenge Complete

Regal Cinebarre in Issaquah Washington has closed permanently, bought by Costco

Sad news whenever a cool movie theater closes. Some readers might remember Kara and I talking about our visit to the Regal Cinebarre in Issaquah.

A notice on the front door of the movie theater said: “Unfortunately, our Cinebarre Issaquah location has closed permanently. We want to thank our guests for years of loyalty, and we will cherish all the fun memories we had together throughout our time here.

Costco purchases Regal Cinebarre Issaquah | Issaquah Reporter

Unfortunately, the location was off the beaten path and wasn’t getting enough business to stay afloat. The Regal Cinnebarre at Mount Lake Terrace is still open. That’s another 45 minutes or so away and almost two hour drive from us, but at least we can still visit a Regal Cinebarre “locally.”

We’ll be in Las Vegas again in March and probably visiting the Palace Station Cinebarre. We remain fans of the dinner and a movie concept but, like all businesses, to remain profitable and competitive “just being there” isn’t enough.

January 2020 21+ New Movies Watched Viewing Challenge — SUCCESS

On the streaming front, might as well update our January 2020 Movie Viewing Challenge: 21+ New/Unseen Movies. The complete list of new/unseen movies watched from January 1 – January 31, 2020 is listed below, ranked by rating.

1. 1917 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
2. A Quiet Place ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
3. Lady Bird ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Danny Collins ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
5. The Rhythm Section ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
6. Patchwork ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
7. Little Deaths ⭐️⭐️⭐️½
8. Bad Boys For Life ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. The Last Full Measure ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. Tammy and the T-Rex ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. Phil Spector ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. The Intruder ⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. Easy To Learn, Hard To Master: The Fate of Atari ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. Like A Boss ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. I Want To Marry Ryan Banks ⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Doolittle ⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. Just Mercy ⭐️⭐️½
18. The Marshes ⭐️⭐️½
19. What Men Want ⭐️⭐️½
20. Clownado ⭐️⭐️½
21. Bumblebee ⭐️⭐️½
22. The Fanatic⭐️⭐️
23. First Response ⭐️⭐️
24. The Call Up ⭐️⭐️
25. Always Will ⭐️⭐️
26. The Grudge (2020)⭐️⭐️
27. Gretel and Hansel⭐️½
28. Final Sale ⭐️
29. Underwater ⭐️
30. The Turning ½

Stand out movies in January for me were 1917, A Quiet Place (just took me totally by surprise with how it was done) and Lady Bird.

I’ll be posting about the February 2020 Viewing Challenge separately, but if you want to get started watching themed movies, be thinking Valentine’s Day and romance films and you’ll be right on track.