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‘The Legend of Ochi’: When lore becomes a bore
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 ...
‘The Legend of Ochi’ Review: A24 Fantasy Adventure Is Lovingly Crafted Yet Oddly Inert
The acclaimed music video director’s debut feature, which premiered back at the Sundance Film Festival and is produced by A24 ...
‘The Legend of Ochi’ uses puppetry to bring a fantasy creature to life. For its makers, that’s where the magic is
Director Isaiah Saxon got his start making otherworldly videos for Grizzly Bear and Björk. For his debut feature, a large ...
The very California roots of 'The Legend of Ochi'
Writer and director Isaiah Saxon was very much reflecting on the Santa Cruz Mountains and their redwood forests when devising ...
'The Legend of Ochi' is a miracle of puppeteering
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 a Feat of Puppetry — Its VFX Is Still Essential
We all kind of think we know what VFX looks like — or at least what bad VFX looks like. We can often feel when ...
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The Legend of Ochi's visuals are fantastical, its script less so
Writer/director Isaiah Saxon's The Legend of Ochi begins with protagonist Yuri (Helena Zengel) regaling viewers with details ...
'I Thought It Was A Real Animal': The Legend Of Ochi Stars Were Floored By The Creatures, And I Had A Big Reaction Too
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is one of the biggest and most recognizable movie stars in the world. The former college football ...
A24’s The Legend Of Ochi Hired A YouTuber Making Bird Sounds In His Basement To Work On The Movie, And I'm Wowed By The Whole Process
Jami Gertz’s life story could be fit for the big screen. After growing up in a working-class family in Glenview, Illinois, ...