Left-Handed Girl review – striking Taiwanese family drama is a real marvel

Shih-Ching Tsou and frequent collaborator Anora’s Oscar-winning auteur Sean Baker have created an affecting and original film of both humor and pathos

City on Fire review – Tarantino-inspiring Hong Kong thriller burns with grit and moral tension

Ringo Lam’s 1987 cop yarn starring a magnetic Chow Yun-fat delivers the violent realism and emotional heft that shaped Reservoir Dogs’ bloody caper

Adulthood review – Alex Winter’s nastily comic crime noir as family intrigue over division of assets

Skeletons rattle and good people turn bad in ruthless tale that is very well played but not quite lethal enough

The Hunger Games: On Stage review – thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia

Eye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster’s production – but the emotion gets lost amid the action

Christmas Karma review – Dickens adaptation has as much Yuletide spirit as a dead rat in the eggnog

Gurinder Chadha’s leaden update of the hardy seasonal chestnut with Kunal Nayyar is joyless and nausea-inducing

Edge of Life review – can understanding death help us understand how to live?

This astounding documentary traces the uses of psychedelics in palliative care, weaving together medical trials with ancient traditions

Night of the Juggler review – full-throttle 1980s pulp shocker crammed with nonstop gonzo mayhem

While the standards of good taste are very much of its time, this crime thriller is a ride of fender mangling car chases, over-the-top punch ups and nutso action

Predators review – grimly compelling look at reality TV revenge hunt for child abusers

David Osit’s documentary takes a disturbing look at the televised shaming served up by the hit show To Catch a Predator

Being Eddie review – reverential Netflix doc paints limited portrait of Eddie Murphy

There’s great access in this look at the comedian and actor’s life, from time with the subject himself to his many peers, but there’s depth missing

Trapped review – rough and ready abuse story that piles bleakness upon bleakness

This occasionally nuanced tale of a woman’s tough existence has some raw power, but is stymied by crude production and ropey performances

A Merry Little Ex-Mas review – Netflix’s season of cheap Christmas spirit starts with a shrug

Alicia Silverstone is latest 90s star to lead a film for the streamer but her charm can’t save another bland addition to their pile of festive fare

We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins review – a legend with a temper

The Oscar-winning actor’s autobiography combines vulnerability with bloody-mindedness and belligerence

Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos review – riotous life story of hardcore punk godhead

It could be more probing, but this wild documentary about the Cro-Mags founder is an eye-opening account of a life on the edge

The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire

Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novel

Now You See Me: Now You Don’t review – light-as-a-feather magic threequel

The starry franchise returns for a belated third outing, with Rosamund Pike in villain mode and forgettable tricks