Limited and VOD Releases: Slow Start to a New Decade
January 3, 2020
It’s the worst time of year to release a film in limited release. It’s too late to qualify for the Oscars, but the theaters are filled with Oscar-bait movies that will drown out any quality release that hits theaters. It should come as no surprise that no film released this week has the ten reviews on Rotten Tomatoes that I normally use to limit the scope of this column; in fact, all four films combined don’t have ten reviews. Since no film qualified, I might as well talk about all of them.
Adoring No Reviews
City of Joel - Reviews
The Dawn - No Reviews
Secondary VOD Releases:
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A Chinese film about a vet interacting with pet owners. It’s an anthology film of sorts with six stories. There are no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but Chinese films are starting to develop an audience here, so maybe this one can attract some moviegoers despite the lack of reviews. Also, it is easily the lightest movie of the week, so if you are looking for something different, this could be it.
A documentary about a small ultra-orthodox Jewish community that is looking to expand, because it has outgrown its limited space. However, its secular neighbors are upset at its plans, for they fear this expansion will have a negative impact on their lives. The film only has one review, but this is still important, because this one review is positive, and it is also one more than every other film on this list has.
A low-budget horror movie about the survivor of familicide, who is moved to a convent. However, the demons that caused her father to kill her family follow her. The first of two low-budget horror movies with no reviews on this week’s list.
Inmate Zero - No Reviews - Video on Demand
The only VOD release of the week is a low-budget horror film. It is about medical experiments happening in a prison for the world’s most violent prisoners.
Filed under: Limited Releases, VOD Releases, Home Market Releases, City of Joel, Patients of a Saint, The Dawn, Chong Ai