The Legend of Ochi(2025) Written Review

 

The Legend of Ochi

Cast Willem Dafoe, Finn Wolfhard, Helena Zengel

Writer and Director: Isaiah Saxxon

 **** and a 1/2 *'s  out of Five

Set on the magical island of Carpathia in a remote village.  A young girl named Yuri(Helena Zengel) has been told by her family and father Maxim(William Dafoe) to fear and hunt a certain species of creatures called Ochi.  After finding one of their young wounded.  Yuri sets out on a quest to return them to it’s family.

Sorry Baby(2025) Written Review

 

Sorry, Baby

Cast: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, John Carroll Lynch

Writer and Director: Eva Victor

** & a ½ *’s out of Five

 

 There is a scene near the end that had me laughing when I shouldn’t have been.  In this scene, our main character is visited by a former colleague of hers.  While in school together, this other girl was clearly jealous that our protagonist got this big teaching job over her.  The punch line comes when the jealous girl admits to having sexual relationships with a mentor of both of theirs.  Only because she thought it would help her secure the job she wanted and it didn’t.  It went to the other girl instead and she is very jealous

It’s when this former peer just casually shrugs off having sex with this guy when it has caused our lead person such great trauma is what I found funny.  It’s humorous, because one person’s tragedy is mundane to another and it’s that  juxtaposition of what the other finds tragic is what was funny.  For the one girl not getting the job was tragic.  For the other hearing someone not be upset about the actions this guy did was tragic.  Im sure this wasn't the intent of the scene but it almost reminded me of something I would see in an early Todd Solendz(Happiness) feature

The Deep Sea Anthology: The Bells (Story One)

 

So good friend and dear Patreon member, Donnie Roberts of Videorama podcast put together a new audio drama series.  It's called The Deep Sea Anthology and it's a collection of stories about ghastly things that happen at the sea.  He asked me to be a part of the first story and use my vocal talents as one of the cast members.  Joined by Joshua Williams of Welldagun; Storyt one of this very cool audio novel was very fun to record and even more cool to listen back to.  If you are a fan of  A24's The Lighthouse, than dim the lights, grab a pair of good headphones and listen to  this very cool audio drama.