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Seized (Cert 15)

Available from Monday on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/ TalkTalk TV Store and from December 31 on DVD £12.99

Action hero Scott Adkins flexes his muscles and bloodies his knuckles in a testosterone-fuelled thriller directed by Isaac Florentine.

Former Special Forces operative Nero (Adkins) turns his back on violence after the death of his wife and devotes himself to raising their son Taylor (Matthew Garbacz). Unfortunately, Mexican drug lord Mzamo (Mario Van Peebles) doesn’t respect Nero’s decision.

He kidnaps Taylor and threatens to kill the boy unless Nero carries out a series of daring hits to eliminate Mzamo’s competition.

Nero must wear a vest mounted with a camera as proof of his gung-ho exploits to guarantee Taylor’s safety.

As Mzamo’s missions become increasingly perilous, Nero faces impossible choices to protect himself and his abducted son.

The New Mutants (Cert 12)

Available from Monday on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/ TalkTalk TV Store and from January 4 on DVD £17.99

Cheyenne teenager Danielle Moonstar (Blu Hunt) is the sole survivor of a ferocious level-five tornado which tears through her tribe’s reservation.

She wakes in hospital under the care of Dr Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga), who reveals that 16-year-old Dani is on the cusp of discovering her “mutant” powers.

Reyes firmly encourages her patient to follow a routine of one-to-one sessions and group therapy to control her psionic energy.

Dani is introduced to the doctor’s other charges: miner’s son Sam, devoutly Catholic shrinking violet Rahne, handsome Brazilian rich kid Roberto and Russian troublemaker Illyana. Under close supervision, tempers flare and secrets bubble to the surface, compelling Dani to question the sincerity of Dr Reyes’ actions.

The New Mutants was intended as the opening salvo of a super-powered Marvel Comics trilogy and establishes loose narrative tethers to X-Men mythology.

Judged on its own meagre merits, Josh Boone’s picture works most effectively as a snapshot of teenage sexual awakening.

Shirley (Cert 15)

Available now on Curzon Home Cinema, available from Monday on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/ iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and from January 4 on DVD £17.99/

Director Josephine Decker abandons the rigorous conventions of a literary biopic to craft an imaginative portrait of one of the great horror writers of the 20th century. Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) lives with her philandering and emotionally volatile husband Stanley (Michael Stuhlbarg) in 1950s Vermont.

It’s a tempestuous relationship and Shirley devotes her time to writing what she believes will be her masterpiece. Her creative flow is staunched by the unwelcome arrival of Stanley’s teaching assistant Fred (Logan Lerman) and his wife Rose (Odessa Young).

The newlyweds take up temporary residence in the Jackson home and are a source of irritation for

Shirley. Once the men depart, Shirley becomes fascinated with newlywed Rose and they conspire to shatter traditional gender roles of the era.

The New Mutants