For some, mainstream cinema’s entering some kind of terminal phase of creativity. That our multiplexes are packed with sequels, reboots and remakes is sometimes pointed out as evidence that filmmakers have finally running out of ideas.

This isn’t something we agree with at Den of Geek. The last few years have seen the release of some of the finest superhero movies ever made. Inception proved that, with enough influence in Hollywood, a mainstream filmmaker can still make an original big-budget movie within the studio system. And at the other end of the financial scale, films such as Moon and Monsters show just how far a little money can go when placed in the right hands.

At the same time, modern day cinema is beset with its own peculiar problems. Digital technology may make film making more accessible to ordinary people, but it still has its downside. Multiplexes may make queueing up for endless hours to watch the latest blockbuster less common than before, but they’re not always a good thing, either.

Here, we provide a run-down of our ten biggest problems with cinema in the 21st century (we’ve left 3D out as a separate point, as its pretty implicit to lots of what we’re talking about)…