‘Oxygen’ movie review: A claustrophobic film experience that breathes due to Melanie Laurent’s grit
The Hindu
Director Alexandre Aja, with the ample help of his lead actor, weaves together a tale that keeps you interested mostly, save for the underwhelming last few minutes
It’s almost as if French filmmaker Alexandre Aja knew what the situation in India would be like during the second wave of COVID-19. His latest film revolves around a protagonist who wakes up in a medical cryo unit and must race against time to rebuild her memory before she runs out of oxygen. . The protagonist, played by an emotive Melanie Laurent, does not even know her name for most of the film. She’s just referred to as unit number 0267; she might have been someone popular in real life, but out there, she is just a number.
In a few days, there would be a burst of greetings. They would resonate with different wavelengths of emotion and effort. Simple and insincere. Simple but sincere. Complex yet insincere. Complex and sincere. That last category would encompass physical greeting cards that come at some price to the sender, the cost more hidden than revealed. These are customised and handcrafted cards; if the reader fancies sending them when 2026 dawns, they might want to pick the brains of these two residents of Chennai, one a corporate professional and the other yet to outgrow the school uniform

‘Pharma’ series review: Despite strong performances and solid premise, the narrative misses the mark
Pharma offers strong performances but falters in storytelling, making it a passable watch despite its intriguing premise.

The Kochi Biennale is evolving, better, I love it. There have been problems in the past but they it seems to have been ironed out. For me, the atmosphere, the fact of getting younger artists doing work, showing them, getting the involvement of the local people… it is the biggest asset, the People’s Biennale part of it. This Biennale has a great atmosphere and It is a feeling of having succeeded, everybody is feeling a sense of achievement… so that’s it is quite good!










