Noelle (Box Cinema)

Noelle is screening at The Hub on Verulam on Sunday 13 December, as part of the venue's Christmas programme. It's a festive family comedy about Santa's daughter, Noelle, who sets out to find her brother Nick after he disappears while preparing to take over their father's job as Santa. It's the kind of thing that works as a low-stakes outing with the kids when the December rush is in full swing.

The screening is in the Hub's Box cinema, and it's one of several family-friendly slots they run. The cinema programme there covers a wide range: toddler and kids' screenings rated U or PG, 'Baby & Me' sessions for parents with very young children, a monthly in-house Film Club led by curator Finn Barrow, and Cinema Supper Club evenings that combine film, food and festive magic. If you're taking the kids, Noelle sits at the family end of that mix.

For a bit of context on the venue, The Hub on Verulam is an all-day dining destination in St Albans that houses a Vesper evening restaurant, a boutique cinema and a co-working space. It's a multi-use spot, so if you're heading in for the film, you've got the restaurant on site for a meal before or after. The cinema itself is the Box, the boutique screen that handles everything from the kids' sessions to the supper clubs.

Tickets are £8, and that includes a small bag of popcorn. It's a Sunday afternoon screening on 13 December, so it's a straightforward way to tick off a family outing in the run-up to Christmas.