Gifted-but socially awkward-attorney Roman J. Israel (Denzel Washington) has spent his career as a behind-the-scenes crusader for the poor and disenfranchised. When his partner suffers a heart attack, the idealistic Roman finds his whole life suddenly thrown into turmoil as he's confronted with some harsh realities that force him to question everything he's ever believed in. Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo also star in this offbeat character study. 129 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Blu-ray

Filmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879, siege of Rorke's Drift in Natal, Africa. An army of 4,000 Zulu warriors have already decimated a huge British garrison; now they are on their way to the much smaller Rorke's Drift. A Royal Engineers officer (Stanley Baker) is determined to stand his ground, despite having only a skeleton garrison at his command. His steamroller tactics are constantly at odds with those of a by-the-book lieutenant (Michael Caine), who feels that a retreat is called for, but it becomes clear that if the garrison is to survive, they'd better pay heed. Jack Hawkins and Ulla Jacobsson are also on hand as an idealistic missionary and his somewhat more pragmatic daughter. Richard Burton provides the narration for Zulu, closing the film with the observation that 11 of the 1,344 Victoria Crosses awarded since 1856 were bestowed upon the survivors of Rorke's Drift. Zulu was followed in 1979 by a "prequel," Zulu Dawn.

In Prohibition-era Chicago, federal operative Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) drew the duty of breaking the bootlegging operations that allowed Al Capone (Robert de Niro) to rule the town... and to that end, he recruited a squad of agents who were determined, incorruptible-and untouchable. Brian de Palma's blazing, atmospheric crime story, inspired (like the classic '60s TV series) by Ness' memoir, co-stars Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Patricia Clarkson, and Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winner Sean Connery. 119 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English DTS 6.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, French Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Subtitles English (SDH); French, Spanish.