Either way, crack open the communion wine and get ready to praise Pazuzu — because “Boorman and the Devil,” David Kittredge’s dazzling new documentary about the making of “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” is finally coming to theaters. Released in 1977, “Exorcist II: The Heretic” was the legendary John Boorman’s spectacularly strange follow-up to William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” — and it badly disappointed audiences. “Exorcist II: The Heretic” includes James Earl Jones dressed as a giant locust and Blair tap-dancing, among other bizarre beats. Their collective testimony asks a more interesting question than whether “Exorcist II: The Heretic” is secretly good, contemplating instead what we lose when Hollywood stops taking real swings. IndieWire gave “Boorman and the Devil” a B+ in 2025, calling it “a sparkling on-ramp to New Hollywood history and Boorman’s astonishing career.”