Review – CODA (2021Sundance Film Festival)
For the uninitiated, CODA stands for Child Of Deaf Adults. More specifically, the hearing child of deaf adults. And 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 …..
Netflix Review – The Dig (2021)
“It speaks, the past.” And it has much to say, if we want to listen. In The Dig, it has...
Review – Twist (2021)
There's still a few months to go before the new line up of films kicks off on Sky Cinema. Most...
Digital Review – Synchronic (2019)
The second half of this month belongs to Anthony Mackie. He may not be on Falcon duty, but he’s still...
Netflix Review – Malcolm & Marie (2021)
Hollywood loves films about itself. In truth, so does every film fan and Sam Levinson’s Malcolm & Marie has filmmaking...
Digital review – Baby Done (2020)
“Married. Home. Baby. Done.” It’s everything Zoe (Rose Matafeo) doesn’t want. The fearless arborist has a taste for adventure and...
Digital Review – Stardust (2020)
This weekend saw the fifth anniversary of David Bowie’s death. Cue the retrospective, tribute shows and, more importantly, the chance...
Netflix Review – We Can Be Heroes (2020)
Try putting Robert Rodriguez in a neat category, and you’ll struggle. The director who made his name with From Dusk...
Netflix Review – The Midnight Sky (2020)
Welcome back, George Clooney. It’s been a while since we saw him in front of the camera – Money Monster...
Film review – The Racer (2020)
The one cyclist everybody’s heard of is also the one who indelibly tarnished the sport’s reputation to the extent that...
Netflix Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
It’s impossible to watch Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom without, at the very least, a twinge of sadness. For many, the...
Film Review – Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
We’ve been waiting for this. Originally scheduled for Christmas last year and then several more dates back in the mists...
Film Review – Let Him Go (2020)
Westerns and Kevin Costner have gone hand in hand for years. From the days of his Oscar winner Dances With...
Digital Review – The Wolf Of Snow Hollow (2020)
That sophomore feature. A daunting prospect for any director, especially when your first outing has made an impact and marked...