In the United States, as democracy takes its dying breaths, the Connecticut state legislature is considering a bill against move start time fraud like this. https://www.wshu.org/news/2025-02-20/ct-movie-theaters-push-back-against-start-time-bill

You know what? I’d be down for that — as long as the film has a logical breaking point. I can’t drink a 44-ounce Diet Coke spiked with whiskey I snuck in and then hold it all in for three hours. Plus, other people might want popcorn.

It shouldn’t matter. When you get hired, they’ll give you a new email address to use.