The Front Room Review
Hagsploitation. Psycho-biddy. Call it what you will, the film industry has always had a fascination with the aging process, especially...
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 …..
Conclave Review
It’s one of the oldest, and most secretive, elections in the world, but the selection of a new Pope isn’t...
Nickel Boys Review
It happens once in a blue moon. Sat in a large, packed auditorium, you suddenly become aware of the total...
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,...
Wolfs Review
Welcome to The George And Brad Show! A buddy movie that tries not to be a buddy movie, an action...
The Goldman Case Review
It’s the gift that keeps on giving, the real life setting that’s tailor-made for drama. Lives hang in the balance...
Speak No Evil Review
Making new friends on holiday is all part of the fun, but how many of us have actually met up...
Will & Harper Review
It’s the journey of a lifetime. Literally. More than 30 years ago, when they were both working on SNL, comedian...
Film Review – The Critic (2023)
There’s an inescapable irony in a critic reviewing a film called The Critic which has – yes, you’ve guessed it...
Film Review – Firebrand (2023)
She was one of Henry VIII’s six wives, the one who survived – and, more significantly, outlived the King. Yet,...
Film Review – Close To You (2023)
While it neither opened nor closed this year’s BFI Flare, Close To You is easily the festival’s hottest ticket. And...
Film Review – Blink Twice (2024)
Some directors allow you a few minutes’ grace to get into their film. Not Zoe Kravitz. In Blink Twice, her...
Film Review – Widow Clicquot (2023)
Last year opened up a new corner in bio-pics, moving them into corporate territory with Air, BlackBerry and Tetris telling...
Film Review – Alien:Romulus (2024)
Whether or not anybody can hear you scream in space, that tagline from Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) has gone down...