Film Review – Till (2022)
In August 1955, 14 year old Emmett Till left his home in Chicago to visit relatives in Mississippi. Only weeks...
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 …..
Film Review – Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022)
She was known as The Voice. Whitney Houston was probably the greatest singer of her generation, with a glittering career...
Film Review – The Silent Twins (2022)
If it seems that you’ve heard about June and Jennifer Gibbons before, then you probably have. Their extraordinary story has...
Film Review: Resurrection (2022)
A cloud hangs permanently over the opening scene of Resurrection, as it becomes increasingly obvious that we’re having the story...
Interviews: the personal stories behind Nikyatu Jusu’s award winning Nanny
Debut features don’t get much more successful. Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny, which arrives in cinemas this week, scooped the Grand Jury...
Interview: Matilda The Musical’s Matthew Warchus and Dennis Kelly on their “little warrior”
What could easily be the big Christmas musical for 2022 arrives in cinemas this week. Matilda The Musical, which opened...
Film Review: Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical (2022)
She started life as a book, then moved onto film, burst onto the stage as a musical and now that...
Interview: Annie Mumolo on being the good neighbour in Confess, Fletch
Known for her Oscar nominated Bridesmaids screenplay, Annie Mumolo is back in front of the camera this week for another...
Film Review – Confess, Fletch (2022)
He’s been away for a long time, stuck in development hell. The last time we saw Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, one-time...
Interview: My Father’s Dragon director Nora Twomey on bringing a classic to the screen
With just a handful of features to its name – but multiple award nominations to go with them – Irish...
Film Review – Hunt (2022)
High-octane violence, bullets galore and near non-stop action. It’s what we’ve come to expect from Korean thrillers and, while Hunt...
Film Review – Call Jane (2022)
“Just fall down the staircase. It worked for me.” It’s the 1960s and the advice is well-intentioned but for Joy...
Film Review – Triangle Of Sadness (2022)
Ruben Ostlund loves a target. And his directorial aim never wavers, whether he has masculinity and family relationships in his...
Film Review – The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022)
That writer/director Martin McDonagh has just four feature films to his name is almost impossible to believe. His career as...