Film Review – The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain (2021)
If his name doesn’t ring a bell, you might be more familiar with Louis Wain’s work – detailed, colourful drawings...
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 …..
Netflix review – The Lost Daughter (2021)
It’s one of our last taboos. The conventional view of motherhood is that everybody – the mother in particular –...
Film Review – The Tragedy Of Macbeth (2021)
“By the pricking of my thumbs …” We'll try not to complete the line, given the reputation of what is...
Film Review – Titane (2021)
Sometimes the excesses of festive season need an antidote. If that turns out to be the case this year -...
Film Review – Swan Song (2021)
He’s the new Blade and plenty has already been said on the subject. We’re not going to add anything here...
Netflix Review – The Hand Of God (2021)
It’s resonated ever since that moment in 1986 when Maradona put an end to England’s World Cup dreams with what...
Film Review – Hope (2021)
There’s something about Christmas, something that can send emotional levels sky high. That seasonal glow of happiness is warmer than...
Director Michael Pearce and how the “movie gods” were good to him on Encounter
It’s four years since psychological drama Beast put director Michael Pearce on the map – and helped launch the careers...
Film Review – Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021)
Who can resist a friendly puppy? Even if he’s bright red and gigantic, like the star of Clifford The Big...
Film Review – Blue Bayou (2021)
It’s a subject that’s never far from the headlines, yet it’s full of quiet, almost unknown corners. Justin Chon’s Blue...
Film Review – Boxing Day (2021)
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a rom-com (sorry/not sorry, Little Women). One of the biggest hits of what was left...
Film Review – Silent Night (2021)
The idyllic country house, the icing sugar sprinkle of snow on the ground – it all conjures up images of...
Film Review – Lapwing (2021)
Director Philip Stevens doesn’t waste a second in plunging us into the world of his debut feature, Lapwing. It’s spelt...
Film Review – A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
In our superhero dominated cinematic world, everybody has an origins story – and that applies just as much to the...