All of that research eventually coalesced into the Ochi, a species of scavenger primates with a unique, throat-singing ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Jami Gertz’s life story could be fit for the big screen. After growing up in a working-class family in Glenview, Illinois, ...

In today’s world overflowing with overused franchises and CGI spectacles, The Legend of Ochi looks and feels like a time ...

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 ...

It’s impossible not to admire the creativity, the imagination and the care that went into making something like this, with ...

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