Film Reviews

Freda Cooper 26 July 2020

Patrick Stewart’s first post-Picard outing brings him back down to Earth – and wins the title of Unfortunately Appropriate Strapline...

Freda Cooper 19 July 2020

Hygge. A Danish word a tricky pronunciation for us Brits which found its way into the language a few years...

Freda Cooper 11 July 2020

The name might not ring an immediate bell, but the face will. Clark Duke is “that guy” from Hot Tub...

Freda Cooper 5 July 2020

You can’t help but wonder what might have been. Adrian Lyne was originally earmarked to direct Back Roads. He still...

Freda Cooper 4 July 2020

Cinema history is littered with good films that struggled to find their audience. There’s as many reasons as there are...

Freda Cooper 30 June 2020

It’s a word laden with meaning. A friend can be anyone from an acquaintance to somebody as close as a...

Freda Cooper 25 June 2020

It’s an unremarkable scene. A family on the beach in the sunshine. But two police officers change all that. They...

Freda Cooper 22 June 2020

During the 1930s and throughout the Second World War, Norwegian-born Sonja Wigert established herself as one of Scandinavia’s most famous...

Freda Cooper 22 June 2020

Next weekend, all things being equal, sees one of the two biggest events in the UK horse racing calendar. Whether...

Aly Lalji 16 June 2020

It must be noted that Gary Sinise’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ was made in 1992 and to this day, still...

Freda Cooper 5 June 2020

It’s not a great title. One so generic it could have been chosen by committee. And it doesn’t bode well...

Freda Cooper 3 June 2020

He’s the one visitor you don’t want if you run a food establishment, the spectre at the feast, as it...

Freda Cooper 18 May 2020

There’s been numerous instances of aggrieved farmers spraying their local bank with slurry as a way to highlight a grievance. ...

Freda Cooper 28 April 2020

It opens with a startling image – overhead traffic lights on fire, blazing against the night sky. Who was behind...