The PhilmGuy’s DVD Review: ‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’ starring Tom Cruise

Chinatown Blu-ray — In director Roman Polanski's 1974 throwback to 1940s film noir, Jack Nicholson plays a private eye who is hired to track down a husband suspected of cheating. He tumbles down a rabbit hole that finds him tangling with power players in the corrupt Los Angeles bureaucracy. The film endures as a classic for its snappy, quotable dialogue, deft cinematography and note-perfect supporting performances from the likes of Diane Ladd, John Huston and Faye Dunaway. The extras on the disc seem to be rehashes of previous DVD releases.

Frozen Planet Blu-ray — Another BBC ace, the nature documentary series tackles the Arctic and Antarctic in a dazzling epic that makes March of the Penguins seem like a silly lark by comparison. David Attenborough delivers stirring narration as we peek inside the lives of the incredible survival instincts of polar animals. The set includes a look at scientific research being conducted in the planet's coldest climes, as well as several making-of featurettes and production diaries.

Shame — Michael Fassbender plays a sex addict whose life is literally screwed up. He bounces from one joyless encounter to the next while dealing with his flighty, live-in sister (Carey Mulligan). The sexually explicit film is a head-turner, but far from pornographic, thanks to emotionally pained turns by its stars. You won't find a less erotic sex film out there, but the movie works as a brooding, dark-as-night drama. Extras focus on Fassbender's spellbinding performance, and there are also making-of pieces that address director Steve McQueen's vision.

Treme: Season 2 — After a decent but largely forgettable debut season, HBO's New Orleans saga — set in the aftermath of Katrina — finds its flow in the second go-round. Once again, we skip back and forth between various interrelated characters in the city, including struggling musicians, opportunistic land-grabbers and an entrepreneurial chef. Although the loss of John Goodman as a bombastic vlogger hurts, the remaining cast, led by Wendell Pierce, Melissa Leo, Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters and Kim Dickens, are given room to explore their characters with more depth and relish.