Chicago's Music Box Theatre unveils new comfortable seats

After a week-long renovation, Music Box Theatre unveiled its new, more comfy seats last week.

Zoom in: I checked them out during a weekday matinee (I know, tough job) to see if the historic movie house could be comfortable and maintain its charming quirkiness.

Catch up quick: As part of its 95th birthday celebration , the Lakeview theater added cushions to all 700 seats in the main theater, plus cup holders and improved lighting.

Details: The new seats will be a welcome change for film lovers who attend one of Music Box's 24-hour marathons, without feeling like they're in one of those leather recliners at a chain movie house, theater manager Matt Carr tells Axios.

The verdict: The same old, great Music Box but with no lower back pain! Win-win!

• Plus, I loved the cup holder for the can of seltzer I absolutely did not bring from home.

If you go: Try out the new seats at Friday's "Friday the 13th" marathon or Saturday's Chicago International Film Festival Presents: BIG ART FILMS .