New DVD Releases February 4th, 2025

DVD movie releases this week include Wicked (2024), Azrael, The Substance, and more.

Wicked

DVD Release Date: 02/04/2025
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 11/22/2024
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode
Plot: The re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz goes from the stage to the
big screen as we follow Elphaba on a journey to change the world. The
green-skinned woman is different in more ways than one - a precious gift
of true magic in a world where magic is waning. She arrives at college
and is paired with Glinda, rich and rather spoiled, but soon the two
find a friendship. When her powers are recognized, she is invited to an
audience with the Wizard of Oz himself - only to realize a dark truth
and put on a path that will ultimately label her "wicked".

Azrael

DVD Release Date: 02/04/2025
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2024
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: E.L. Katz
Actors: Vic Carmen Sonne, Samara Weaving, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Johhan Rosenberg, Eero Milonoff, Sebastian Bull

The Substance

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 09/20/2024
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Actors: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama, Oscar Lesage
Plot: Actress Elizabeth Sparkle is facing the harsh realization that her best
days are behind her but finds a new lease on life with an illicit black
market drug that allows a younger version of herself to emerge - for a
short time anyway. But as Elizabeth begins to to bask longer and longer in
this younger form it becomes harder to return to her older self - and it
is not without consequences.

Smile 2

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 10/18/2024
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Parker Finn
Actors: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dylan Gelula, Peter Jacobson, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Lukas Gage
Plot: Skye Riley seems to have it all - a popular pop icon looking forward to
her first global tour - until she witnesses an unsettling death. Now, she
finds that death stalking her around every corner: fans, friends and more
- all with that unsettling smile on their face. She gets in contact with a
man who has been studying this phenomena and has a solution - but she'll
have to die first in order for it to possibly work.

Venom: The Last Dance

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 10/25/2024
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Kelly Marcel
Actors: Tom Hardy, Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Clark Backo

Here

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 11/15/2024
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Michelle Dockery, Kelly Reilly, Paul Bettany, Ophelia Lovibond

The Return

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2024
Language: English
Genre: Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Uberto Pasolini
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Tom Rhys Harries, Marwan Kenzari, Amir Wilson

Elevation

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 11/08/2024
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Nolfi
Actors: Morena Baccarin, Anthony Mackie, Maddie Hasson, Danny Boyd Jr., Shauna Earp, Drexel Malkoff
Plot: Mankind has been forced above 8000 feet by a terrifying new enemy that kills on sight and is impervious to all standard weaponry. At a remote refuge in the Colorado mountains, Will cares for his son, Hunter, who has a medical condition. When the filters that help him breath run out, Will makes a plan to head to Boulder - well below the line of attack - and reluctantly reaches out to Nina, a scientist who Will blames for the death of his wife during a previous mission. Nina has her own mission - make it to her lab and figure out a way to stop the creatures. Joined by the rebellious Katie, the trio face their suicide mission head on.

Rumours

DVD Release Date: 01/21/2025
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 10/18/2024
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Roy Dupuis, Denis Ménochet, Takehiro Hira

Saturday Night

DVD Release Date: 01/07/2025
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Theatrical Release Date: 10/11/2024
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Dylan O'Brien, Ella Hunt, Matt Wood
Plot: October 11th, 1975, 11:30pm was the premiere of Saturday Night Live - a
television show that would forever alter the landscape of comedy and late-
night programming. But leading up to this premiere was an anxious,
untested troupe and the people behind the scenes hoping everything would
come together.

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