Showcase is my favourite cinema. This is a review of the Nottingham one as it's the only one I've been to.

Entering the cinema, you can see everything going on from the main foyer as regards ticket queues, show times, etc. It has quite a big food court that offers a range of things from Ben and Jerry's to nachos, hot dogs, popcorn, soft drinks, chocolate, pick and mix etc. All the standard stuff really. They also have small screens showing bits from films and music videos.

The prices are standard cinema prices, being quite expensive. One of the best things about it is the 'Showcase Insider' card (google it), where you can sign up for a card and they email you when there's a free film screening. This entitles you to two free tickets to see a preview of a film not out yet (the full film) with no trailers, which is excellent. Unfortunately since the credit crunch the offers have been fewer and further apart, but hey it's worth signing up anyway.

Another thing I like about Showcase is that the seats are more flexible; you can tilt back a bit in them which is just more comfortable. Also, this is really cheesy, but I love the retro advert asking you to turn your phone off, be quiet etc. as it's so neon and well-animated.