Psychomagic, A Healing Art

Name: Psychomagic, A Healing Art
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 7, 2020
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Alejandro Jodorowsky

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ABKCO Films | Release Date (Streaming): August 7, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Summary: Psychomagic, A Healing Art is an intimate exploration of director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s theory of trauma therapy. His unique concept of healing uses performance art as a vehicle to counter deep, debilitating psychic suffering with literal ‘acts of confrontation’ in real world applications.

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 125 min

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RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Aug 7, 2020

Thankfully, Jodo’s latest is also way too weird to be hagiographic. It’s indulgent, absurd, frustrating, and more than a little gross. It’s also idiosyncratic and funny enough, and in ways that Jodo’s fans will probably love. Read full review

Budd Wilkins

Aug 4, 2020

Whether or not the 91-year-old Alejandro Jodorowsky makes another film, Psychomagic could easily stand as a fitting encapsulation of the themes of suffering and transcendence that have run throughout his work. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Aug 6, 2020

The result is a messy but mesmerizing summation of his unusual career ambition, a dreamlike chronicle of human suffering for which Jodorowsky offers a wild solution on par with his craziest filmmaking conceits. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Aug 6, 2020

Jodorowsky’s patients express gratitude and relief. But there has to be an easier way to alleviate stuttering than rubbing red dye on your genitals, putting on gold lamé hot pants, being body painted and walking the streets of Paris talking to oneself. Read full review

Charles Bramesco

Aug 4, 2020

Historically, of course, making no earthly sense hasn’t been a major impediment in Jodorowsky’s work. In this instance, he commits a sin graver than charlatanism by just being boring. Read full review

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