My petty gripe: the cinema is a magical place – don’t ruin it for me by scrolling on your phone

‘To spell this out, because clearly some of us do not get it: in an otherwise pitch-black room, it is extremely distracting to suddenly have a small, bright light in your field of vision.’ Illustration: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design

My favourite thing to do is go to the movies with a large-pour glass of wine and a bag of Burger Rings. Aided by two standard drinks and the best chip product on the market, I sit back and blissfully dissociate to the magic of cinema, the outside world falling away.

Unless, that is, someone sitting near me feels the need to pick up their phone.