The Debut Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
Last year was a game changer for Jesse Eisenberg. The much-loved A Real Pain completed the expansion of his career...
Freda Cooper
Freda is a Senior Writer at The People's Movies.
A lifelong movie fan and a film critic for over ten years, Freda’s natural habitat is the darkened rooms frequented by fellow cineastes. She can also be found asking questions of some of the biggest names in the business – from Cate Blanchett to Daniel Craig or Mike Leigh to Pete Docter – or crafting reviews for a number of sites and publications, including The People’s Movies. And listeners to BBC Local Radio can catch her views on the latest releases. She always – and probably always will – cite The Third Man as her favourite film of all time. Her top ten? That’s a moveable feast …..
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
Time was that Bassam Tariq (Mogul Mowgli) was lined up to helm the much-anticipated reboot of Blade, with Mahershala Ali...
Tender Loving Care Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
According to Mike Leigh, it’s “very likely” that Tender Loving Care is his last film. His unique approach to filmmaking,...
Ink Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
When did you last buy a newspaper – a proper daily paper? A tabloid or broadsheet, the kind that meant...
Wild Horse Nine Review (2026 BFI London Film Festival)
It’s the 1970s. A world without mobile phones and computers, smoking is the norm, and there’s global upheaval in the...
The Uprising Review: The People Rebel In Gritty Historical Epic
In case you’re wondering, Robin Hood is not in The Uprising. He’s not mentioned by name in Paul Greengrass’s muddy...
Verity Review: Colleen Hoover Adaptation Is Glossy And Gothic
She’s the queen of the page-turners. Hollywood can’t get enough of Colleen Hoover’s glossy, emotionally charged sagas, and her BookTok-fuelled...
Digger Review: Tom Cruise Impresses, But The Satire Is Soft
The latest feature from a director with no less than four Oscars under his belt should create some excitement. And...
Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom Review – More Giggles Than Guffaws Down On The Farm
It sounds like a typically eccentric Aardman joke. Tucked away near the end of the credits for Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of...
Pressure Review: Andrew Scott Brings Quiet Power To D-Day Drama
Baby Boomers call it The War. They grew up surrounded by people with recent and powerful memories of 1939 –...
Tony Review: A Complex, Tasty Biopic
In Kitchen Confidential, the late Anthony Bourdain pulled no punches in describing his teenage self. He was, put simply, “badly...
The End Of Oak Street Review: A Monster Helping Of Fun
It’s a brave writer/director who decides to make a new version of a favourite movie, especially when it’s a much-loved...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Review – A Thrilling Return for the Web-Slinger
It’s been a long time coming. A proper superhero movie, with a mere mortal blessed - or cursed – with...
Fairyland Review
For his feature debut, director/writer Andrew Durham has taken us to somewhere we know, or at least feel we do...