Making indie movies and moving between films and the theatre: The Children Act director, Richard Eyre
It’s an enviable portfolio. Artistic director of the National Theatre, a TV BAFTA, an Oscar winning film ….. the list...
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 …..
Heathers at 30: Michael Lehmann and Lisanne Falk on a cult movie for today
Greetings and salutations! Heathers (1988) is back. And at the ripe old age of 30 – a birthday some of...
Film Review – Unfriended:Dark Web (2018)
Is social media having a moment at the cinema? No, not the person sat next to you who insists on...
Film Review – Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Another week, another sequel. After Incredibles 2, 14 years after the original, the follow up to Mamma Mia! sweeps into...
Film review – A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)
Exactly 40 years ago, Alan Parker’s Midnight Express added a new dimension to the prison movie. The doors were opened...
Film Review – Hotel Artemis (2018)
Welcome to the Hotel Artemis, an establishment that wouldn’t have been out of place in The First Purge, even if...
Director Sergio G Sanchez on The Secret Of Marrowbone, Hispanic horror and the movie he’ll never forget …..
It’s the late 70s in Spain. The Franco dictatorship has only just come to an end and a four year...
Film Review – The First Purge (2018)
After three films about that single night every year when crime is legalised, we at last get to know how...
Sundance London 2018 Surprise Film Review – American Animals (2018)
We live, or so we are lead to believe, in a world of fake news. And, if the opening lines...
Sundance London 2018 Film Review – Never Goin’ Back (2017)
It’s a familiar concept, the road movie with two friends coping with whatever life throws at them. So is the...
Sundance London 2018 Film Review – Yardie (2017)
As well as making a name for himself in front of the camera, Idris Elba has been working on a...
Sundance London 2018 Film Review – First Reformed (2017)
A Paul Schrader film never has been, and never will be, an easy watch or an easy option. Whether it’s...
FilmReview – Book Club (2018)
Grey seems to be the “in” colour at the cinema. Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland hit the road for The...
Film Review – My Friend Dahmer (2017)
If the name Dahmer isn’t ringing any bells, a cursory internet search will put that right. Jeffrey Dahmer was one...