Kevin Smith Talks ‘The 4:30 Movie’s Love Letter To Small-Town Theaters, His “Existential” Streaming Dread And The Journey To Make ‘Mallrats 2’

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Kevin Smith Talks ‘The 4:30 Movie’s Love Letter To Small-Town Theaters, His “Existential” Streaming Dread And The Journey To Make ‘Mallrats 2’

As Hollywood attempts to keep up with the ever-changing face of streaming, Kevin Smith has gotten into the movie theater business. The director’s latest film is The 4:30 Movie, which serves as a love letter to small-town cinemas. It came at a time when he was feeling “existential” about being “one more goofy-ass tile to this never-ending wall” of film and television content on streaming platforms. “I know it’s hard out there. It’s always bee…