What would you get if you combined the ears of Yoda, the face of a kinkajou, the furriness of Paddington, and the mythical mischievousness of Gremlins' Gizmo into one adorable little fantasy creature? The answer is probably something a little like Ochi, the titular cutie at the heart of The Legend Of Ochi, an original A24 fantasy adventure from first-time feature writer-director — and long-time music video maker for the likes of Björk, Grizzly Bear, and Kanye West — Isaiah Saxon. It stars Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Finn Wolfhard, and newcomer Helena Zengel, and it looks like a wild ride of a movie. Check out the trailer below:

First thing's first — none, and we repeat none, of what you see in the above trailer is AI (no matter what folk on X/Twitter may try to say to the contrary.) Saxon's movie and its fantastical central lil' guy is a product of animatronics,...