
Freda Cooper
Freda can't remember a time when she didn't love films, so it's no surprise that her natural habitat is a darkened room in front of a big screen. She started writing about all things movies about eight years ago and, as well as being a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic, is a regular voice on local radio on her favorite subject.
While she finds time to watch TV as well — her tastes range from Bake Off to Ozark — films always come first. Favourite film? The Third Man. Top ten? That's a big and complicated question .....!
Latest articles by Freda Cooper

Netflix's first Oscar-nominated feature is a hidden treasure — and 9 years later, its relevance and message burn as brightly as ever
By Freda Cooper published
Netflix's first Oscar-nominated feature is a hidden treasure

As we await Ted Lasso season 4, Netflix has a gem of a movie that shows the more serious side of Jason Sudeikis
By Freda Cooper published
Jason Sudeikis puts in a great performance in Kodachrome

As Sinners takes the box office by storm, Netflix has this early Jack O'Connell movie to enjoy now that I adore
By Freda Cooper published
Jack O'Connell is brilliant in Unbroken

Netflix adds controversial Oscar-nominated Clint Eastwood movie — and it has a perfect piece of casting
By Freda Cooper published
Sienna Miller was ideally cast opposite Bradley Cooper in Eastwood's film about a real-life sniper

Netflix adds a wonderfully funny early Tina Fey/Amy Poehler comedy which lets their comedy talents off the leash
By Freda Cooper published
Baby Mama has just arrived on Netflix

Netflix adds viral sensation scoring 98% on Rotten Tomatoes — and it will move you to tears
By Freda Cooper published
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is a priceless balance of realism and humour.

Viola Davis as a kick-ass POTUS? We're here for it!
By Freda Cooper published
Viola Davis plays an American president who fights back in spectacular style in the new Prime Video show G20.

Netflix adds gloriously grisly movie that you won't have watched in years — and now it is time to revisit
By Freda Cooper published
'Creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky'. The Addams Family are all that – and more. And their first ever film for the cinema has landed on Netflix.

Netflix has just got one of the most disturbing horror movies you'll ever see — and it gave me a serious case of white knuckles
By Freda Cooper published
Talk to Me scored 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $92 million

Prime Video adds Nicole Kidman movie that proves she's in a league of her own
By Freda Cooper published
The humor is savagely dark, the mystery even darker in Holland

I love Rose Byrne, and Netflix has her sci-fi movie tucked — it's a revelation!
By Freda Cooper published
Rose Byrne gives a stand-out performance in I Am Mother

Prime Video adds shock Oscar winner that beat The Revenant
By Freda Cooper published
Spotlight has just been added to Prime Video and is a brilliant if heartbreaking watch...

Netflix has just got a wrongly overlooked Saoirse Ronan movie that demands to be seen
By Freda Cooper published
It's only a matter of time before Saoirse Ronan lands an Oscar

Netflix has this Natasha Lyonne movie quietly tucked away — and it gave me all the feels!
By Freda Cooper published
Could 2025 be Natasha Lyonne's biggest year yet? With Poker Face back in the spring for an even bigger second season, she also gives a stellar performance in the emotional His Three Daughters on Netflix...

Prime Video adds Bridgerton star's new romance — and rom-com fans might get déjà vu
By Freda Cooper published
Hang on haven't I seen something like this before?

Netflix adds Denis Villeneuve's pulsating Oscar-nominated drugs thriller that marked him out as a filmmaking force — and it's 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
By Freda Cooper published
Netflix just got Sicario...

Netflix has intense Amy Ryan true crime drama I recommend as a must-watch as we await more Sugar
By Freda Cooper published
Lost Girls is tucked away on Netflix and needs to be watched

Netflix has a criminally good Kathy Bates movie hidden away — she's pure class
By Freda Cooper published
Can't get enough of Kathy Bates in Matlock? Netflix has the answer...

Netflix has hidden gem in Jessica Williams' breakthrough movie — it's a knockout with an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score
By Freda Cooper published
As we await more Shrinking, Netflix has this wonderful Jessica Williams' movie available to enjoy right now

Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy review — a welcome return as Hugh Grant proves a scene-stealer
By Freda Cooper published
Is this the final outing for Miss Jones?

Netflix adds ravenous zombie movie I adore — and it's 95% on Rotten Tomatoes
By Freda Cooper published
Train To Busan made its debut at a midnight screening in 2016, marking the start of its stampede to critical acclaim...

Netflix adds stunning Princess Diana biopic — and it's 83% on Rotten Tomatoes
By Freda Cooper published
Kristen Stewart is amazing

Netflix adds one of the best movies of the century
By Freda Cooper published
Netflix has just got Parasite, which won four Oscars
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