... it is exciting to imagine, and that imagination is what powers the film: the sense of artistic freedom, idealism, freewheeling creativity at work in the preparation, and the excitement he raised in his warriors...

| Apr 6, 2024

An embellished narrative of Alejandro's [Jodorowsky] caprice to make a film as big as his sacred mountain, as elevated as the narrative of the novel... [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 1, 2022

While the documentary drools over what might have been, it also aggrandizes Jodorowsky, suggesting that no artist was purer or more revolutionary at the time

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 18, 2022

For movie geeks it's an essential glimpse into the mind of a legend.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 1, 2021

Despite many staggering images, from a technical standpoint, the documentary is standard at best.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 4, 2020

'Jodorowsky's Dune' tells us about the true power of cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 1, 2020

This documentary is at times like taking what is one of the special features from a DVD or Blu-Ray release and just showing that instead of the movie.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 11, 2020

For the young filmmaker, Jodorowsky's Dune is both an admonishment to let your imagination roam freely, and a lesson on the nature of success.

| Jan 8, 2020

A hopeful documentary, pointing to the fact that Jodorowsky's unfilmed masterpiece will never be dead in the water.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Apr 2, 2019

Art doesn't have to be a Sisyphean feat in order to mean something ( ... ) a better version of our timeline is not automatically waiting at the other end.

| Jan 8, 2019

Pavich makes great use of the legendary and massive Dune flipbook Jodorowsky touted around Hollywood in the mid-'70s.

| Aug 31, 2018

Its leading man is one of the most charming, charismatic figures you'll see in any movie, fact or fiction, all year.

| Aug 31, 2018

Considering the reaction to the Lynch film, the legend of Jodorowsky's Dune may prove more impressive than a finished film.

| Nov 21, 2017

[Frank] Pavich has constructed one of the most exhilarating documentaries I've ever seen because his true subject is creativity.

| Aug 22, 2017

For lovers of visionary films, this one is a gem.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 5, 2016

An entertaining documentary exploration of what might have been, but also what came to be, thanks to the way the unproduced film ended up having a seminal impact on the future blockbuster landscape.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 25, 2015

Not just for fanboys, the documentary is both an entertaining portrait of a unique pop-culture endeavor and an ebullient salute to the creative spirit.

| Mar 6, 2015

Pavich shows us many images from the storyboard, and even treats some to a simple form of animation to suggest how the movie might have looked.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 4, 2015

Herbert's tale is twisted into a barely recognizable rush of pretentions made entertaining by Jodorowsky's glee in describing them. At age 85 he remains a madman with immense personality.

| Original Score: A | Jan 4, 2015

When is a failure not a failure? This isn't a riddle or a trick question, but rather the unique scenario we're compelled to ponder while watching Jodorowsky's Dune.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jan 4, 2015