New Home Entertainment Releases for March 25 Include Blu-rays for ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’
The Brutalist
March 25, 2025
The slate of home entertainment new releases for March 25 includes Blu-rays for The Brutalist and Star Trek: Lower Decks — Season 5, while Tommy Boy arrives on 4K Ultra HD disc.
A24’s Oscar-lauded historical drama The Brutalist will be released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc March 25 from Distribution Solutions. The film earned the Academy Award for Adrian Brody as Best Actor, as well as Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography. In the film, escaping postwar Europe, a visionary architect arrives in America to rebuild his life. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost. In addition to Brody, the film stars Felicity Jones (who received a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination), Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn and Alessandro Nivola.
CBS and Paramount Home Entertainment will release Star Trek: Lower Decks — The Final Season on Blu-ray Disc and DVD March 25. The two-disc set includes all 10 episodes from the animated series’ fifth season, in which the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos investigates the appearance of strange rifts that are opening into alternate realities. The voice cast includes Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero.
Also due March 25 is a Blu-ray boxed set of Star Trek: Lower Decks — The Complete Series in limited-edition Steelbook packaging that includes all 50 episodes from the show, previously released bonus material, and an exclusive art card that includes the signatures of the “Lower Decks” crew.
The Chinese actioner High Forces will be released on Blu-ray Disc March 25 from BayView Entertainment. Distanced from his family after a car accident takes the sight of his daughter, a father must use his professional bodyguard training when a flight they’re on is overtaken by armed hijackers. A taut puzzle of deception unravels when the hijackers’ motivations are revealed and the father must rescue not only his daughter and wife, but all those aboard. Directed by Oxide Pang, the film stars Andy Lau, Zifeng Zhang, Chuxiao Qu, Tao Liu and Xiaodong Guo.
The action film Velocity Kings: Ride or Die will be released for digital purchase, on VOD and via streaming March 25 from BayView Entertainment. In the film, a sport bike racing team known as The Velocity Kings faces tragedy after their leader dies mysteriously; they clash with Dominica, a shadowy figure; and must retrieve stolen goods to clear his name or face the same fate. Directed by Rick Danford, the film stars D’Andre Noire, Diana Durango and Blake Drivas. It features appearances by Joseph T. Campos (Machete, Alita: Battle Angel) and Zachary Vazquez (“Baywatch,” Magic Mike XXL, “The Walking Dead”).
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Paramount Home Entertainment will release the 1995 adventure comedy Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley and David Spade, on 4K Ultra HD disc for the first time March 25. In the film, Farley and Spade play two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen who hit the road to save the family auto parts business, resulting in one disastrously funny consequence after another. Produced by Lorne Michaels and directed by Peter Segal, the comedy also features Rob Lowe, Bo Derek and Brian Dennehy. The 4K release will be a combo pack with the film on both 4K disc and regular Blu-ray, plus access to a digital copy of the film. The film has been newly remastered under the supervision of Segal. A limited-edition Steelbook of the combo pack also will be available.
The 1981 horror thriller Venom will be released on 4K Ultra HD (plus Blu-ray) combo pack March 25 from Blue Underground and MVD Entertainment Group. In the film, in what is supposed to be a perfect plan, a sexy maid (Susan George of Straw Dogs), a psychotic chauffeur (Oliver Reed of The Brood) and an international terrorist (Klaus Kinski of Nosferatu the Vampyre) kidnap a wealthy 10-year-old boy from his elegant London townhouse. But they don’t count on a murdered cop, a desperate hostage siege, and one very unexpected houseguest: a furious Black Mamba, the most lethal and aggressive snake known to nature. It can attack from 10 feet away. Its bite brings excruciating death. And it is on the loose. Sterling Hayden (The Killing), Nicol Williamson (Excalibur) and Sarah Miles (Blow-Up) co-star in this suspense thriller based on the novel by best-selling author Alan Scholefield and directed by Piers Haggard (The Blood on Satan’s Claw). Blue Underground is presenting Venom in a new restoration, scanned in 4K 16-bit from its 35mm IN, with Dolby Vision HDR and a new Dolby Atmos audio mix.
The animated The Academy of Magic will be released via on demand March 25 from Level 33 Entertainment. In the film, on her 16th birthday, Aura discovers that she is gifted with magical abilities. With her foster mother’s blessing, Aura travels to the Academy of Magic to hone her skills and develop her powers. As she delves deeper into her training, Aura begins to unravel the academy’s dark secrets, including the shocking truths about her family’s legacy and her own true identity. Now, she must navigate a perilous path to protect her friends and embrace the destiny that awaits her. Voice talent includes Ben Diskin, Jamieson Price, Laura Megan Stahl, Michael Johnston, Grant George, Philece Sampler and Michael Orenstein. The film is also Dove Approved.
Three films of Hong Kong cinema, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty, and The Lady Is the Boss, are being released on Blu-ray Disc March 25 from 88 Films and MVD Entertainment Group.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (1983) is a social realist drama following two lovers dreaming of a better life. Man Si Sun (Cherie Chung, An Autumn’s Tale) is an illegal immigrant from the mainland while Kong Yuen Sang (Alex Man, Rich and Famous) is looking for glory in the kick-boxing ring. Showing a world beyond the city’s skyscrapers and millionaires, Clifford Choi’s film won Best Screenplay at the prestigious Golden Horse awards, and was nominated for many others. Special features include a limited edition O-ring; a stills gallery; a trailer; and a limited-edition set of four collectors art cards.
One of the last films produced at Hong Kong’s legendary Shaw Brothers studio, An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984) is an erotically charged story of a free-spirited female poet Yu (Patricia Ha, Nomad) who, frustrated by the conservative times in which she lives, refuses to behave in the ways nice young ladies are supposed to. Despite plentiful clothes-off action, this is much more than a soft-core “romp,” boasting an artistic ambition that Shaw Brothers didn’t always show in their kung fu movies. Directed by Eddie Fong Ling-ching, this is one of the major films from Hong Kong’s Golden Age. Special features include a limited edition O-ring; a stills gallery; a trailer; and a limited-edition set of four collectors art cards.
The Lady Is the Boss (1983) is a culture-clash comedy — with kung fu. In the film, a thoroughly Americanized young woman (Kara Hui, The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter) returns to Hong Kong to visit the martial arts school founded by her father and shakes it up with some trendy new ideas. But not everyone is keen on her innovations, a lesson she’ll have to learn the hard way. Directed by and starring Lau Kar-leung (The Shadow Boxing), The Lady Is the Boss blends fun and fighting as only he could. Special features include a limited edition O-ring; a stills gallery; a trailer; and a limited-edition set of four collectors art cards.
The comedy Delicatessen, the horror film Antiviral and the horror collection Fear in the Philippines: The Complete Blood Island Films will be released on disc March 25 from MVD Entertainment Group and Severin Films.
From co-writers/directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie) and Marc Caro (The City of Lost Children) and producer Claudie Ossard (Betty Blue) comes the dystopian fable Delicatessen — nominated for 10 César Awards — about odd jobs and strange neighbors, circus stars and troglodytes, fresh meat and true love. The film, starring Dominique Pinon (Diva), Jean-Claude Dreyfus (A Very Long Engagement) and Howard Vernon (The Awful Dr. Orloff), will be available on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc, restored in 4K from the original camera negative by StudioCanal under the supervision of Jeunet, with more than three hours of new and archival special features curated exclusively for this edition. Extras include audio commentary with co-director Jean-Pierre Jeunet; an interview with co-directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro; “Fine Cooked Meats — The Making of Delicatessen“; “Copains Comme Cochons,” an interview with co-director Marc Caro; “The Tale of ‘Terry Gilliam Presents Delicatessen,’” an interview With Terry Gilliam; and the trailer.
Available on 4K Ultra HD for the first time is Antiviral, the award-winning debut feature by writer/director Brandon Cronenberg. In the film, Syd March (Caleb Landry Jones of “Twin Peaks: The Return” and Get Out) is a top sales representative for The Lucas Clinic, which harvests exclusive infections from celebrities for injection into obsessed fans. But in a near future consumed by the possibilities of biological communion, will Syd himself pay a horrific price for the toxicity of fame? Sarah Gadon (Cosmopolis) and Malcolm McDowell co-star in the film, scanned in 4K from the 35mm protection internegative supervised by Brandon Cronenberg and cinematographer Karim Hussain (Infinity Pool) with three hours of new and archival special features. Extras include audio commentary with writer/director Brandon Cronenberg and director of photography Karim Hussain; “Broken Tulips,” a short film written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg; “Anatomy of a Virus,” a making-of featurette; “Reviving a Dead Cell,” in which Brandon Cronenberg and Karim Hussain discuss the restoration; “Brandon Cronenberg: A First-Time Director’s Vision”; deleted scenes with optional commentary by Brandon Cronenberg and Karim Hussain; the first meeting with actors Caleb Landry Jones and Sarah Gadon; “The Design of Antiviral,” an interview with production designer Arvinder Greywal; “Manufacturing Celebrity,” EPK with cast and crew; and the trailer.
Between 1959 and 1971, Filipino filmmakers Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon — along with Hemisphere Pictures marketing consultant Samuel M. Sherman — unleashed a monsters-and-mayhem quartet that remains among the most schlocky horror classics of all time. The four-feature collection is available on two discs on Blu-ray in Fear in the Philippines: The Complete Blood Island Films. The series launched with Terror Is a Man, a take on Island of Dr. Moreau starring Francis Lederer (The Return of Dracula). Also included is Brides of Blood, starring John Ashley (The Twilight People) and Beverly Powers (Speedway) in a taboo-smashing orgy of violence, nudity and depraved nuptials. Ashley and Angelique Pettyjohn (The Curious Female) star in Mad Doctor of Blood Island. Beast of Blood, newly scanned from a 35mm print by the Library of Congress, stars Ashley and Celeste Yarnall (The Velvet Vampire). All four films have been scanned uncut in 4K with improved color and audio and include more than eight combined hours of special features.
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