"Is Alamo Drafthouse the best movie theater chain in the country? In Austin, we say yes. But we’re biased: Alamo started here as a modest dine-in theater showing second-run movies. That was back in 1997. It’s since become the quirkiest alternative to whatever your local outdated AMC has to offer. (Does AMC have a creepy projection of the Grady twins beckoning people into corridors that look like the hotel from The Shining? Didn’t think so.) Even if the food isn't going to blow you away, Alamo is a good time. photo credit: RICHARD CASTEEL photo credit: RICHARD CASTEEL photo credit: RICHARD CASTEEL photo credit: RICHARD CASTEEL photo credit: RICHARD CASTEEL" - Matthew Jacobs