My Octopus Teacher Reviews
Must we view an octopus as a friend, a saviour, a teacher? Couldn't we simply settle for not eating them?
| May 12, 2021
You'll laugh and cry your eyes out as an emotionally bruised diver learns about life and loyalty from an eight-tentacled mollusk. This Oscar favorite and viral sensation is the year's most unorthodox and unforgettable love story.
| Apr 23, 2021
Is this octopus so extraordinary, such a miracle of the natural world, that we're going to believe this redemption tale? And the answer is: yes, it is.
| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 29, 2021
A rewardingly intimate deep dive.
| Mar 1, 2021
A quietly profound (and crazy) portrait of the bonds we share with everything in our environment-even if its cinematic depiction is sometimes far from perfect.
| Feb 3, 2021
"My Octopus Teacher" never loses our goodwill: If we wind up wishing it had a little less man and a little more beast, that only serves its cause.
| Dec 28, 2020
...each is a romance and each is inspiring.
| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 7, 2020