New in Theaters: ‘Jodorowsky’s Dune’

The poster for the ‘Dune’ that never happened

Back in the 1970s, when midnight movies were still a potent cultural phenomenon, Alejandro Jodorowsky was the king of them. In 1974, after blowing the minds of cult cinephiles withEl TopoandThe Holy Mountain, Jodorowsky took on another project: adapting Frank Herbert’sDune. Eventually he gave up.

The documentaryJodorowsky’s Dune is opening in limited release tomorrow. My review is atFilm Journal International:

As Jodorowsky—84 and still impeccably sp...