The Cinema 9 is a very nice modern theater, with THX, dolby digital, DTS, reclining seats, and all those other accoutrements that one has come to expect from movie theaters.
The Cinema 9 generally shows the top movies out at any given time, and although it has a large capacity, tends to sell out the more popular shows. They have a good concession selection, with all the movie theater regulars, plus a secondary more specialized concession stand which serves gourmet coffee drinks, and a variety of pastries.
There is a public parking garage one block east on Front Street, which is your best option for parking. It is the open sided lot next to the Wells Fargo.
Since there are not a lot of movie theater selections in Santa Cruz you pretty much have to pick your theater by whats playing there, but this is a very nice theater if you end up going.