Limited and VOD Releases: Journey to a Theater to see These Limited Releases
March 16, 2018
It’s a relatively slow week for limited releases, at least those not going to VOD release. In fact, if I were strict about the 10 review limit, there would be as many secondary VOD releases as there are entries in the main list. That’s not to say there are no films worth seeing in theaters. Keep The Change and Ramen Heads are on the top of my list. However, Journey’s End is likely the only film that will find success in theaters.
12 Days - Reviews
Dear Dictator - Reviews
Flower - Reviews
Journey’s End - Reviews
Keep The Change - Reviews
Maineland - Reviews
Ramen Heads - Reviews
Us and Them - Reviews
Secondary VOD Releases:
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In France, you can be involuntarily institutionalized for 12 days before the doctors have to appear before a judge to say whether or not you should remain in a mental hospital. This documentary looks at the realities of this system, a system that affects nearly 100,000 people a year in that country. The reviews are over 90% positive, so it could do well in theaters, at least for a documentary.
Video On Demand
Michael Caine stars as the dictator of a small island nation. When he is disposed, he flees to the one person he can go to, his 16-year old pen pal played by Odeya Rush. This sounds like the set up to a Nickelodeon or Disney Channel original movie. The critics probably would have been kinder to it, if it were a TV movie.
Zoey Deutch stars as a 17-year girl who learns that her new step-brother was molested and decides to do something about it. The reviews are good, but not great, so it will likely have to wait till VOD to find an audience.
This is the biggest limited release of the week. It is a World War I drama focusing on a group of British soldiers awaiting a German offensive. Out of all of the films on this week’s list, this is the only one I think will have a real shot at box office success.
Writer / director Rachel Israel's remake of her own short film with the same name. This one is earning 100% positive reviews, so the short film had enough of a story to make the transition to feature-length. This isn’t always the case. On the other hand, it’s a Rom Com and those almost never do well in limited release.
A documentary about Chinese high school students who go to American boarding schools. There are not a lot of reviews, but all but one of them are positive. It likely won’t make a lot of money in theaters, as very few documentaries find audiences in theaters. However, its reviews are strong enough that it should find an audience on the home market.
A documentary about Japan’s best ramen noodle chef. There are not a lot of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but most of them are positive. I think it would be a good companion film to Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
A young man takes a rich family hostage as an act of revenge for inequality. He streams what he does to them in order to inspire others and start a revolution. The reviews are good, but not good enough to thrive in limited release.
Allure - Reviews - Video on Demand
Apartment 212 - Reviews - Video on Demand
Demon House - Reviews - Video on Demand
Furlough - Reviews - Video on Demand
Josie - Reviews - Video on Demand
Tilt - Reviews - Video On Demand
Furlough and Josie are both earning zero percent positive reviews, but critics do admit the performances of the leads are better than the script. On the other hand, Tilt is earning actually good reviews and it is worth checking out on VOD.
Filed under: Limited Releases, VOD Releases, Home Market Releases, Maineland, Keep The Change, Furlough, Flower, Journey’s End, Allure, Dear Dictator, Josie, Ramen Heads, 12 jours, Tilt, Apartment 212, Us and Them, Demon House, Michael Caine, Odeya Rush, Zoey Deutch, Rachel Israel