‘The Legend of Ochi’ Review: A24’s Family-Friendly Fantasy Is a Richly Imagined, Gorgeously Designed Throwback
Willem Dafoe, Finn Wolfhard and Helena Zengel star in Isaiah Saxon's Sundance premiere about a young girl who encounters a fascinating new species.
‘The Legend of Ochi' Review: Practical Magic Breathes Life Into A24's Grounded Fantasy Preaching Man's Coexistence With Nature
The Ochi exist. Furry monkey-like creatures of an orange-hued pelt with pronounced ears and huge dark eyes, the Ochi could feel just at home in the "Star Wars" universe, James Cameron's "Avatar" realm Pandora or in Amblin classics like the "Gremlins" series.
‘The Legend of Ochi’ Review: A Stunningly Beautiful Fantasy Throwback Struggles to Sustain Its Magic
Sundance: Willem Dafoe and Helena Zengel star in a gorgeously crafted debut about a girl trying to reunite a mythical forest creature with its family.
The Legend of Ochi Sundance Review — Gorgeous Visuals Carry Lush Family Adventure
Although its story is a bit thin, The Legend of Ochi is one of the most visually stunning family films in years.
A24’s family fantasy The Legend of Ochi has a frustrating family problem
A child befriending a creature everyone else thinks is too dangerous to befriend is the backbone of many memorable coming-of-age stories, from Free Willy and The Black Stallion to E.T. and How to Train Your Dragon. It’s the ultimate fantasy for young people: just getting a strange, misunderstood, unique creature in a way no one else can.
The Legend of Ochi Review
The Legend of Ochi has E.T. in its DNA and some trouble grounding us in its fantastical setting, but Isaiah Saxon’s adventure fairytale ends up unique and beautiful.
'The Legend of Ochi' Director Reveals What It Took to Convince A24 to Let Puppets in the Film | Video
Going practical in "The Legend of Ochi" was important to director Isaiah Saxon — and it turned out that was true for A24, too ...
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The Legend of Ochi
There are gunshots, flames, and Ochi hurling through the trees. It’s a breathtaking way to open a film, and immediately makes ...
A24 Shifts ‘The Legend of Ochi’ Release Date After Its Director Lost His Home in the LA Fires
A24 has delayed the release date of 'The Legend of Ochi' due to the impact of the LA fires on director Isaiah Saxton.
A24 Delays ‘Legend of Ochi’ Release After Director Loses House in L.A. Fires, Sundance Premiere on Schedule
A24 has delayed the release of "The Legend of Ochi" after the filmmaker's house burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires.
Sundance 2025: all the latest movie reviews and updates from the festival
Naturally, The Verge is going to be taking in as much of Sundance as we can and posting bite-sized reviews of everything we ...
Sundance A24 Movie ‘The Legend Of Ochi’ Pushed To April After Filmmaker Loses House In L.A. Fires
The Legend of Ochi' release date has been pushed after writer-director Isaiah Saxon lost his home in the L.A. fires.
‘The Legend of Ochi' Director Isaiah Saxon Mixed Puppetry, Animatronics and CG to Create One of the Most Nostalgic and Endering Worlds at This Year's Sundance
The story around Isaiah Saxon's feature debut, "The Legend of Ochi," took a drastic turn, as so many Hollywood stories did, ...