Film Review – The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
Turning a globally successful game into a movie isn’t necessarily a natural move. Recent years have been littered with films...
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 – Horrible Histories:The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019)
It was only a matter of time. The Horrible Histories bandwagon started with the books, moved onto TV, won BAFTAs,...
Film Review – The Current War (2019)
Flick a switch and on comes the light, the TV, any electrical item you care to name. We don’t give...
Digital Review – Charlie Says (2019)
As we mark 50 years since the moon landings, this summer sees another, more grisly anniversary – the murder of...
Gwen writer/director William McGregor and actor Eleanor Worthington-Cox on connecting with the landscape
William McGregor’s Gwen has come a long way. Originally a colourful fairy tale short, Who’s Afraid Of The Water Sprite,...
Film Review – Spider-Man:Far From Home (2019)
The world has changed. For those who witnessed the traumatic effects of The Snap and the subsequent events, the MCU...
Film Review – The Flood (2019)
There’s never a second’s doubt in your mind about the stance taken by Anthony Woodley’s The Flood. It sets out...
Film Review – The Captor (2019)
Of late, Ethan Hawke hasn't put a foot wrong. Paul Schrader’s First Reformed last year was an especially stellar turn,...
Netflix Review – Murder Mystery (2019)
What is it with Adam Sandler? He’s a talented dramatic and comedic actor yet, with scant exceptions in recent years...
Film Review – Dirty God (2019)
Sacha Polak’s Dirty God wouldn’t have been out of place at Sundance London last week. In fact, it would have...
The Farewell director/writer, Lulu Wang, on a film about a family lie
Making a film based on personal experiences and, more crucially, those of your own family comes with built-in pitfalls. Especially...
Film Review – Gloria Bell (2019)
It’s not the first time a director has returned to a film and re-made it in a different language. After...
Sundance London 2019 Film Review – The Farewell (2019)
Lulu Wang’s The Farewell opens with disarming honesty. The film, we’re told, is “based on an actual lie”, immediately posing...
Sundance London 2019 Film Review – Corporate Animals (2019)
Hands up if you’ve ever been on one of those hideous Outward Bound type team building courses. If you have,...