Alex Wiggan

Now streaming on Netflix, is the British biographical drama, Joy . Directed by Ben Taylor, and based on a true story, the film stars Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton, and Bill Nighy, and details the events surrounding the development of the world's first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) baby.

Now streaming on Disney+, is the coming-of-age drama, Out of My Mind . Directed by Amber Sealey, and based on the novel of the same name by Sharon M. Draper, the movie stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby, Courtney Taylor, and Jennifer Aniston and follows the story of a young girl balancing her pre-teen years with her disability.

Question: If you're a movie studio, what do you do when your movie makes over $687 million at the worldwide box office? Answer: You make a sequel, of course!

In That Christmas , it's Christmas time in the English town of Wellington-on-Sea and everyone is in the festive mood. Lights and outdoor decorations line the streets, the local residents are full of holiday cheer, and there's just three days to go until Santa arrives.

In Juror #2 , Justin Kemp is a journalist and recovering alcoholic, living and working in Georgia. Justin is married, with a baby on the way, when he is called up to be a juror on a murder trial.

When The Lion King remake was released in cinemas back in 2019, the film was a huge hit at the worldwide box office. Produced on a budget of $260 million, the movie went on to rake in a colossal $1.657 billion, making it one of the biggest success stories of the year.

With Christmas mere days away, there's just about time for one last movie review before I close out 2024. And the review can go to nothing else but Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (because it's what Santa would want).

Halloween? Done. Bonfire Night? Done. Thanksgiving? Not a thing in the UK, but done regardless. Black Friday and Cyber Monday? They are so done – in fact, I've completed them mate. Christmas? Not done yet, but I'm mere days away from tackling it head on!

It's fair to say the 2020s have been a difficult decade for cinema. We may only be four years in, but between the pandemic, strikes, studio shake-ups, mismanagement and miscalculations, ever-changing viewing habits, reduced theatrical windows, cancelled movies, crap movies, over hyped movies, and the rise and wobble of streaming services, the film industry is a bit all over the place.