The Ochi are a mythical forest species that communicates in sensations rather than words (and also through hocketing, a vocal technique that involves splitting a single melody across two different ...

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 ...

I have become so accustomed to defining children’s or family films in this era as animated that when you come upon one that doesn’t fall into that easy definition it is a welcome shock to the system.

The Legend of Ochi (2025) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Isaiah Saxon and starring Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, Carol Bors and Zoe Midgley. Deep in the ...

“Style over substance” is a cliche usually associated with a negative connotation, but when the style is so fresh and distinct that it effectively masks the substance’s flaws, it’s not necessarily a ...

What to do about a work like Isaiah Saxon's "The Legend of Ochi?" A curious little fantasy adventure built around the scruffy titular creature that leads a lonely youth on a magical journey, the film ...

“The Legend of Ochi,” a scrappy and darkly whimsical fable about a misunderstood teenage girl on a dangerous quest, has the feeling of a film you might have stumbled on and loved as a kid. Something ...

The Legend of Ochi premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. This initial review was timed for its world premiere embargo. A child befriending a creature everyone else thinks is too dangerous to ...

You’ll find out in the first 10 minutes whether “The Legend of Ochi” is working for you. Me? I was in by minute five, and stayed there, even with some bumps along the way. Movies steeped in fantasy ...