Limited and VOD Releases: Documenting the History of Art
May 24, 2019
Documentaries dominate this week’s list of limited releases with five such films appearing below. All of them are about an artist, music, or fashion, so if you are into those, you are in luck. Of these, I think Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation will do the best. Meanwhile, there are a couple of VOD titles that are also worth checking out: Avengement and Funny Story.
Avengement - Reviews
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground - Reviews
Diamantino - Reviews
Echo in the Canyon - Reviews
Funny Story - Reviews
Halston - Reviews
India’s Most Wanted - No Reviews
The Proposal - Reviews
The Tomorrow Man - Reviews
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation - Reviews
Secondary VOD Releases:
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Video on Demand
Scott Adkins plays a criminal who escapes custody in order to get revenge on those who turned him into a violent criminal in the first place. This is not the film that normally gets a lot of attention from critics, so I’m surprised there are ten reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. I’m stunned 90% of them are positive. That said, it is playing on VOD, so it won’t find an audience in theaters.
The first of five documentaries on this week’s list and the first of two about artists. There are only two reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, both of which are positive, so I fear it will slip between the cracks.
A surreal film that could draw in art house aficionados, but will likely not be able to attract mainstream moviegoers.
A documentary about the California Sound, a musical movement from the mid-1960s. There are five documentaries on this week’s list, two of them are about music. This one does have more reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but I fear the competition will result in none of the documentaries doing well at the box office.
Video on Demand
A middle-aged man suffers a mid-life crisis and crashes his adult daughter’s vacation. However, the pair begin to bond. The reviews are among the best on this week’s list, but it is also playing on VOD, so its box office chances are terrible. It should do better on the home market.
A documentary about fashion designed Roy Halston. The reviews are good, but I’m not sure they are good enough to thrive in limited release.
There are no reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but this is common for an Indian film. It should still have the biggest opening on this week’s list.
A documentary about the art of Luis Barragán and the attempts by fellow artist Jill Magid to make sure the public could see and appreciate his art. There are not a lot of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but at the moment, all of them are positive.
A romantic drama featuring Blythe Danner and John Lithgow. Unfortunately, while the cast is amazing, its reviews are mixed and it will likely go nowhere at the box office.
I don’t think there are many people reading this that don’t at least know the basics of what Woodstock was. This could be a good thing for the film’s box office chances, as it means there are more people who are potentially interested in learning more. Additionally, while the film doesn’t have a lot of reviews, all eight of them on Rotten Tomatoes are positive. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of competition for documentaries this week.
Isabelle - Reviews - Video on Demand
No Doubt - No Reviews - Buy from Amazon: DVD
The Poison Rose - No Reviews - Video on Demand
A few points. Firstly, No Doubt isn’t a secondary VOD release, because it is out on DVD not VOD, but I didn’t know where else to put it. Secondly, I like nearly everyone in the main cast of The Poison Rose, except John Travolta, who is the main star. Finally, Isabelle is the only film in this section with any reviews, and all of them are negative. It’s one of those weeks.
Filed under: Limited Releases, VOD Releases, Home Market Releases, Echo in the Canyon, Diamantino, The Proposal, The Poison Rose, The Tomorrow Man, Halston, Avengement, No Doubt, Funny Story, Isabelle, India’s Most Wanted, Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground, Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, John Travolta, Scott Adkins, Blythe Danner, Matthew Glave, John Lithgow, Jana Winternitz