Posts by: Freda Cooper

by Freda Cooper | Jun 12, 2023 | Reviews

Dionne Edwards' Pretty Red Dress is a confident debut feature that puts masculinity under the microscope - here's our review. C...

by Freda Cooper | Jul 04, 2022 | Reviews

David Earl and Chris Hayward star in Brian And Charles, a delightful oddcouple comedy about a man and his robot - here's our review....

by Freda Cooper | Apr 06, 2022 | Reviews

Lauren Hadaway's directorial debut The Novice is fraught with tension, but also stripped back and hugely compelling - here's our review. ...

by Freda Cooper | Jul 27, 2021 | Reviews

Strange, unhinged and twisted - Quentin Dupieux's Deerskin is an oddly discomforting but humorous affair....

by Freda Cooper | Jul 23, 2021 | Reviews

Ben Sharrock's sophmore film Limbo asks us to invest in the individuals as he tackles the complex life of refugees and asylum seekers....

by Freda Cooper | Feb 16, 2021 | Reviews

Patrick Schwarzenegger, Alex Pettyfer and Michael Shannon lead the cast of Echo Boomers - and here's our review of the movie....

by Freda Cooper | Feb 04, 2021 | Reviews

From director Vadim Perelman comes Persian Lessons, a film that tackles the Holocaust - here's our review....

by Freda Cooper | Feb 02, 2021 | Reviews

Gavin Rothery's feature directorial debut is a science fiction story well worth seeking out - here's our review....

by Freda Cooper | Feb 02, 2021 | Reviews

Michael Caine headlines a new take on the Oliver Twist story - but this one falls a little short....

by Freda Cooper | Jan 25, 2021 | Reviews

Johnny Flynn plays David Bowie in Stardust, a film that struggles to get to grips with its subject matter....

by Freda Cooper | Dec 18, 2020 | Reviews

Craig Fairbrass, Polly Maberly and Cavan Slerkin headline Muscle - a difficult film to watch, but a strong piece of work....

by Freda Cooper | Dec 07, 2020 | Reviews

Finally getting a release after its original April bow was postponed, here's our review of the superb County Lines....

by Freda Cooper | Oct 20, 2020 | Reviews

From debut director Emily Harris comes a screen adaptation of Carmilla - and it's a movie well worth seeking out too....

by Freda Cooper | Aug 14, 2020 | Reviews

Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace and Essie Davis star in the young adult drama Babyteeth, that's now in UK cinemas - and it's well worth seeking out....

by Freda Cooper | Jul 22, 2020 | Reviews

Out now in the UK is Saint Frances, a terrific drama starring Kelly O'Sullivan, playing a woman who becomes pregnant and faces some key choices....

by Freda Cooper | Jun 26, 2020 | Reviews

Steve Carell and Rose Byrne lead Irresistible, the second movie from Jon Stewart as writer/director - here's our review....

by Freda Cooper | Jun 02, 2020 | Reviews

Kara Hayward, Liana Liberato and Malin Akerman star in To The Stars, that debuted at the Sundance early this year - here's our review....

by Freda Cooper | Jun 02, 2020 | Reviews

Sebastian Stan and Samuel L Jackson lead the ensemble of The Last Full Measure, that's available on demand now - and here's our review....

by Freda Cooper | May 22, 2020 | News, Reviews

Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae headline The Lovebirds, that's landed on Netflix rather than getting a cinema release - and here's our review....