It's funny, because a lot of this is down to personality and temperament. For me, I absolutely and emphatically would prefer to be alone when seeing a film for the first time. The reason is I don't want to talk about it immediately afterwards. I don't want to be under pressure to have a half-baked opinion before I've had a chance to properly chew it over. What's more, if it's an emotional film, I need time to transition back to reality. (I used to joke that I've outsourced my emotions to films.)

There is one exception to the above rule: My wife. I'll never forget how before we were married, we went to see Life is Beautiful together. At the end, we said nothing to one another. We left the cinema in silence. We travelled home together in silence. Not a word was spoken until we were home, and had been able to process a bit about how the film had profoundly moved us. That was another moment in our early relationship that made me realise I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.

But as I said, everyone is different. I hope you find good cinema companions if that is what you desire, and I'm really glad you enjoy my reviews. :)