Still Walking, a gorgeous drama from Japan, was originally released in 2008 but has had to wait a long time for its US premiere on DVD. Thanks to the Criterion Collection, Hirokazu Koreeda’s film about a dysfunctional family reuniting after a tragedy is available to American audiences. Especially considering the mediocrity of the rest of this week’s new DVDs, this modern Japanese masterpiece is worth seeking out.

Paranormal Activity 2 – Average Tier 4.34
After experiencing what they think are a series of “break-ins”, a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem. Paranormal Activity 2 @ Amazon

Still Walking – Average Tier 7.76
A yearly reunion of a dysfunctional family. Still Walking @ Amazon

You Again – Average Tier 2.20
History — make that high school — may repeat itself when Marni (Kristen Bell) learns that Joanna (Odette Yustman), the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn’t change its stripes. On Marni’s side is her mother, Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis); Joanna’s backed by wealthy Aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver). Kristin Chenoweth plays wedding planner Monique Leroux. You Again @ Amazon

It’s Kind of a Funny Story – Average Tier 5.12
Being a teenager is too much for 16-year-old Craig (Keir Gilchrist), who shocks his parents (Lauren Graham and Jim Gaffigan) by checking himself into a mental health clinic for a little R & R. But when the youth ward is unexpectedly closed, he’s forced to live among the adult patients. It’s Kind of a Funny Story @ Amazon

Life as We Know It – Average Tier 3.82
Caterer Holly Berenson (Katherine Heigl) and network sports director Eric Messer (Josh Duhamel) discover a reciprocal hatred during an ill-fated first date — but are forced to put their feelings aside when their mutual friends die and they become the guardians for orphaned Sophie. Now, Holly and Eric must learn to live with each other and juggle their promising careers while taking care of the little girl in this romantic comedy. Life as We Know It @ Amazon