La Danza de la Realidad 2013

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: Part of the dance in "The Dance of Reality" is between one's own destiny and uncontrollable forces. Read more

Scott Foundas, Variety: By turns playful, tragic and surprisingly light on its feet, this welcome comeback for Alejandro Jodorowsky should keep its maker fully booked on the fest circuit. Read more

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, AV Club: Jodorowsky's first movie in 23 years, and the best thing he's done, film-wise, since The Holy Mountain. Read more

Peter Keough, Boston Globe: It makes sense, in the way that a nightmare makes sense. Read more

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Whatever childhood traumas Jodorowsky may need to exorcise are ultimately subsumed by the movie's wild invention and carnivalesque cheer. Read more

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: A lot of the film doesn't quite click, either as dream imagery or something more conventional. But there's a spirit and a yearning in it that's undeniable and bracing. Read more

Jordan Hoffman, Film.com: A minor success from a major figure. Read more

Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter: Nostalgia and narcissism from a cinematic Grand Master. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Proof that the legendary provocateur is still a font of out-there invention. Read more

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: The Dance of Reality, which deserves a place alongside Amarcord as a fantastical take on coming of age, is the work of a wise and experienced old soul with the passion and curiosity of a young man. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: A film with an imagination as big as its heart - which is mighty grand, and more powerful than authoritarianism. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Something very close to a masterpiece. Read more

Michael Sragow, Orange County Register: Say this about the godfather of midnight movies, Alejandro Jodorowsky: He loves a parade and he puts on a doozy Read more

Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: Despite its many flaws, this is a major work that deserves attention. Read more

Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader: The loony-goony visuals are still in play, but there's a sympathy for the audience, a desire to put things to good and even meaningful use. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: It may hold some interest to cinephiles as a relic of a kind of extravagant, overheated personal cinema that doesn't exist anymore. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Jodorowsky's images can be stunning, and his ability to acknowledge pain without being depressing is a rare gift. The film is a wayward dream but well worth embracing. Read more

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out: [Jodorowsky's] newfound focus is personal and political, and the vibrant result signals a major talent with plenty more to show us. Read more

Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: The Dance of Reality may be Alejandro Jodorowsky's best film, and certainly, in a filmography top-heavy with freak-show hyperbole and symbology stew, the one most invested in narrative meaning. Read more

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: This is a stirring and strange mix of history, memory, and fantasy. Read more

Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: The filmmaker's novel approach to memoir deserves a wider audience. Maybe everything has been done before, but never quite like this. Read more