Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher is the hot ticket this month, reviewed alongside a raft of new releases including Les Misérables, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Gangster Squad and The Impossible.

If you’re seeking out something a little less mainstream, then check out our verdicts on The Sessions, Quartet, Grabbers, V/H/S, Safety Not Guaranteed and American Mary.

In Lounge, the thrilling new Dredd reboot makes some great judgement calls to claim Disc Of The Month, and you get another chance to check out some of this year’s most underrated movies, including The Imposter, Berberian Sound Studio and Take This Waltz.

In the re-issue corner, Kubrick rarity Fear And Desire resurfaces, Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord Of The Rings animation gets there but not back again, and George Méliès takes us on A Trip To The Moon.

And we’ve got your festive TV viewing covered with a review of The Girl, and a set visit to Doctor Who’s eighth Christmas special, The Snowmen.