Still Walking

A fine Japanese film about a bickering family brings Philip Larkin's most famous line to mind, says Philip French

In the style of the master, Ozu, this is a charming Japanese family film, writes Peter Bradshaw

Fireball

Fireball crashes love and redemption into no-holds-barred Thai martial arts with bruising results, writes Philip French

Korean director Kim So Yong has made a sombre yet touching film about the vulnerability of children, writes Peter Bradshaw

Two abandoned young girls find solace in their grandmother's country home in this pleasing Korean study, says Philip French

This gun-toting Mexican drama fails to live up to its critical plaudits, writes Philip French

Japanese master Ozu's profound film about family ties gets a welcome re-release and bears multiple viewings, says Philip French

The already towering reputation of this film and its director continues only to grow, writes Peter Bradshaw

Anger, rebellion, romance and despair are keynotes of this freewheeling picture from director Gerardo Naranjo, writes Peter Bradshaw

Andrew Pulver: Here are the 10 films that make up the shortlist for the 2009 Guardian First Film award. Do tell us what you think

Terrific acting is the calling card of this attack on ultra-orthodox views within Judaism, says Philip French

An intensely painful and sombre film about an Orthodox Jewish family, writes Peter Bradshaw

Philip French finds the Oscar-winning tale of Japanese undertakers, Departures, is subtle and moving

Yôjirô Takita's bitter-sweet tale of the Japanese funeral trade plays a bit like a formal service itself, says Xan Brooks

What India's most famous face is doing under the prosthetics is hard to tell in this Bollywood curiosity, says Cath Clarke