Known for his striking music videos, writer-director Isaiah Saxon flexes his blissful visual combination of tactile and digital elements in a fable about a girl connecting with a big-eyed forest ...

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 ...

The Legend of Ochi gives free rein to writer-director Isaiah Saxon’s remarkably imaginative narrative and visual palette, leveraging his well-regarded reputation directing music videos for the ...

Thousand-Year Blood War is the longest, packed with epic battles and character development. Bleach's story may seem long at first, but if fans want to explore a particular section of Ichigo's ...

A simplistic but affecting fable, The Legend Of Ochi luxuriates in its old-fashioned approach to live-action fantasy filmmaking, incorporating matte paintings and puppetry to tell the story of a ...

In the Carpathian Village, where many sorts of animals live, such as bears, wolves and sheep, one particular animal that both animals and the villagers fear is the Ochi. The film opens with Yuri ...

Maxim’s life mission is to wipe the Ochi off of the island. The creature’s bite has terrible effects, the animal has supposedly killed countless human beings (it could never have been in self-defense) ...

Many people like to throw around the phrase “they don’t make ‘em like this anymore” when it comes to movies, but there would be no more apt description for Isaiah Saxon’s The Legend of Ochi. Although ...

The Legend of Ochi opens in theaters April 25. This review is based on a screening at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. A tale of yearning, rebellion, and magical beings, Isaiah Saxon's The Legend of ...

“The Legend of Ochi,” the rare A24 family film, is a charming throwback to adventure movies of the ‘80s like “The Neverending Story” and “The Dark Crystal,” complete with original puppetry that ...

Bleach depicts the life of Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student with the supernatural ability to sense spirits. In a dire situation, Ichigo borrows the soul reaper powers from Rukia Kuchiki (Soul ...