Movie magic” is a broad phrase that generally encapsulates all of the incredible illusions that audiences witness on the big ...

The baby creature from “The Legend of Ochi” has captured the internet’s heart — just as its creators intended.

At the center of the story is the baby Ochi creature; not a CGI creation, but a fully practical puppet operated by five puppeteers, led by veteran puppeteer Robert Tygner (whose credits include ...

The Legend of Ochi budget was $10 million, with a $1 million creature budget, and after years of development — Baby Ochi ...

The Legend of Ochi” is being pitched as a family movie by A24, but I don’t believe most kids would enjoy this slow-moving ...

Stranger Things' actor Finn Wolfhard relished the chance to work together with Willem Dafoe in 'The Legend of Ochi'.

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Such is the case of Yuri, the protagonist of A24’s new film “The Legend of Ochi.” Written and directed by Isaiah Saxon, the ...

For Saxon, who makes his feature debut with The Legend of Ochi, seeing the puppet was the culmination of years' worth of ...

Blending story elements from 1980s titles like “Gremlins” with a persuasive fantasy texture, this sweet movie has a terrific ...

Writer and director Isaiah Saxon was very much reflecting on the Santa Cruz Mountains and their redwood forests when devising ...

Some movies are so original, so confidently humming along on their own peculiar wavelength, that watching them becomes a test ...