The Legend of Ochi budget was $10 million, with a $1 million creature budget, and after years of development — Baby Ochi prototype development began in 2018 — the results are spectacular.

Recalling a nostalgic time when the movies really were magic, The Legend of Ochi is a gorgeous tribute to the fantasy genre you'll never forget.

“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 ...

Before landing on the small ape of “The Legend of Ochi,” Saxon first considered a giant oaf and then something closer to the slumbering beast of Hayao Miyazaki’s “My Neighbor Totoro ...

But The Legend of Ochi is a kids’ movie in all the best possible ways, all the most enriching, magical ways that a kids’ movie should be. It’s also educational, but not in a teaching ...

“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 ...

Although The Legend of Ochi may come off as peculiar and unconventional, it is filled with intentions, lessons, metaphors, and exhibits a unique magic.

New in Milwaukee movie theaters starting April 25: "The Accountant 2," "The Legend of Ochi," the first week of the Milwaukee Film Festival and more.

To make “The Legend of Ochi,” writer-director Isaiah Saxon borrowed a little piece of “E.T.,” some of “The Neverending Story” and “Gremlins,” and used his music video experience to ...

The Legend of Ochi (in theaters) There’s magic in a well-made, well-handled puppet. This is a truth a lot of Hollywood has forgotten, but A24’s “The Legend of Ochi” serves as a great reminder. The ...

The Legend of Ochi draws inspiration from real animals. For director Isaiah Saxon, who makes his feature debut with The Legend of Ochi, that realism was key to developing the Ochi's look. "The ...