Published May 8, 2026, 3:15 p.m. ET Remarkably Bright Creatures (now on Netflix) may test your capacity for omniscient octopi voiced by actors who once played Dr. Octopus. The latest in what Netflix probably should tag “cephalopod content” (which would also include Oscar-winning documentary My Octopus Teacher and a couple of SpongeBob movies) features Alfred Molina as the voice of an aging aquarium octopus whose bestie is an aging aquarium-cleaning lady played by Sally Field. Director Olivia Newman tackles another literary adaptation (she helmed 2022’s Where the Crawdads Sing ), this time turning Shelby Van Pelt’s bestseller of the same title into a warm, diverting family-ish drama, which may win you over in spite of its schmaltzy, tryhard tearjerkerisms.…