Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
The opening scenes of Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere immediately tell you what to expect. A little boy in 1950s...
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 …..
Anemone Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
Arthouse is a word that’s almost fallen into dis-use. With their unconventional style, symbolic content and emphasis on the aesthetic...
Train Dreams Review (2025 BFI London Film Festival)
I let out a huge sigh as the credits rolled for Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, one full of the contentment...
Interviews: Eddie Marsan, Burn Gorman & Barnaby Roper On Their British Gangster Movie, All The Devils Are Here
Think British gangster movies and you think Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971), or Bob Hoskins in The Long Good...
All Of You Review
To paraphrase AFC Richmond supporters – and legions of Ted Lasso fans – “he’s here, he’s there, he’s everywhere.” And, indeed, Brett Goldstein,...
Urchin Review
He’s the skin-crawlingly loathsome drug dealer in County Lines, the gloriously luvvy Richard Attenborough in See How They Run, the...
Interview: Islands’ Director Jan-Ole Gerster & Star Sam Riley On Their Sun-Soaked Noir
To the many tourists on the holiday island of Fuerteventura, the all-inclusive resort hotel in Jan-Ole Gerster’s Islands is all...
The Long Walk Review
The road to moving Stephen King’s The Long Walk from page to screen has been long and winding. Since the...
Highest 2 Lowest Review
It’s an opening scene dripping with irony. To the strains of “Oh, What A Beautiful Morning” from Oklahoma, we’re taken...
Caught Stealing Review
He’s a director with a fascination for obsession and darkness, one who regularly courts controversy and with such powerful trademarks,...
The Roses Review
Prequels, sequels, even threequels, are regular features of the cinematic landscape. They do what they say on the tin. As...
40 Acres Review
It’s a phrase that’s crept into the headlines and everyday use, yet we’ve hardly noticed. “Food security” now keeps company...
Savages Review
The glowing colours radiate from the screen. Lush vegetation, crystal clear water, echoing birdcalls and rustling trees all take us...
Interview: Director Claude Barras on why Savages is “Heidi meets The Jungle Book”
Nine years ago, director Claude Barras captured hearts all around the world with the intriguingly titled stop motion animation, My...