Digital Review – Cinderella (2021)
It is, to borrow from another classic fairy story, a “tale as old as time” – the one about the...
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 – Shorta (2020)
There’s a breath-catching echo about the opening sequence of Shorta (known as Enforcement in other parts of the world). A...
Film Review – Worth (2020)
How do you put a value on a human life? Not in an emotional sense, but a monetary worth, a...
Edinburgh International Film Festival Review 2021 – Here Today (2021)
There’s a reassuring familiarity that accompanies Billy Crystal’s name on a film. The warmth that goes with classics like When...
Film Review – The Last Bus (2021)
It sounds like it’s based on actual events and, while The Last Bus doesn’t claim to be inspired by real...
Review – The Deer King (2021 Edinburgh Film Festival)
Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji’s The Deer King may not be the only animation at this year’s EIFF, but it...
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021 review – The Beta Test (2021)
The Beta Test is the latest from that most independent of independent film makers, Jim Cummings. After his portrait of...
Film Review – Pig (2021)
It’s become something of a cinematic tradition, one close to a cliché. The expectation that goes with a Nicolas Cage...
Review – The Justice Of Bunny King (2021, Edinburgh Film Festival)
“I need you to keep fighting,” says the paramedic in the ambulance. “You’re a fighter.” She’s not wrong. She’s talking...
Film Review – Reminiscence (2021)
Hugh Jackman is just one of many faces we’ve not seen for a while. Aside from trading insults with Ryan...
The Night House director, David Bruckner, on interpreting the film
Horror fans are in their element this week, with the arrival of two atmospheric, psychological outings – Prano Bailey-Bond’s highly...
Film review – The Night House (2020)
This week sees the arrival of two horror films with more in common than might be apparent on the surface....
Niamh Algar on why Censor is a hit horror
When Niamh Algar previously spoke to The People’s Movies, Calm With Horses was about to arrive in cinemas – and,...
The Courier director, Dominic Cooke, on why the film changed its name
Dominic Cooke may be a comparative newcomer to the cinema industry, but his career in the performing arts is already...