With attendances falling and cinemas under threat, I understand why there has been a push to make seeing films more of an event in recent years. Since the pandemic, Tom Cruise has put himself front and centre of a campaign to encourage people into the cinema. Christopher Nolan has also made several of his films with the grand Imax screens in mind: his upcoming The Odyssey is said to be the first blockbuster made entirely with Imax cameras (screenings for the film in the highest-grade format sold out a year in advance). “Between the vision-filling screen and sound that chases you around the auditorium, it’s more like stepping into the movie than watching it at a safe distance,” purred the Odeon website for its Imax screenings of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. There is a clear desire to put the emphasis on an all-encompassing feast for the senses; inevitably, the cost of these special screenings is usually higher than a traditional cinema ticket.