Freda Cooper

Freda Cooper

Writer

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

Get Hard
Netflix adds Will Ferrell's most controversial movie

By Freda Cooper Published

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart had to defend Get Hard

Comedy
Boys On The Side (1995)
Netflix adds powerful HIV drama that was 'ahead of its time'

By Freda Cooper Published

Boys On The Side sounds like just another road movie, but its approach to its subject is close to revolutionary.

Dramas
A still from Netflix's Lost in Starlight.
Netflix adds movie Parasite director describes as a 'visual masterpiece'

By Freda Cooper Published

Lost in Starlight has just arrived on Netflix

Romance
Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph in Netflix's Wine Country
Netflix has a fizzy Amy Poehler movie tucked away that's full of charm — and it's based on Poehler's own weekends away with friends!

By Freda Cooper Published

It's time to head to Wine Country on Netflix

Comedy
From left: Eiza González, John Krasinski and Natalie Portman star in Fountain of Youth.
Apple TV Plus adds Indiana Jones-style movie from Guy Ritchie — and it shows there's more to him than tough guy movies

By Freda Cooper Published

Fountain of Youth is a great adventure for everyone to enjoy

Apple TV+
Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne in Instant Family
Netflix adds one of Mark Wahlberg's best movies — it's a feel-good joy

By Freda Cooper Published

Netflix has just got Instant Family, which also stars Rose Byrne

Netflix
Caitlin Stasey in Smile
Netflix adds small-budget horror with heart-stopping jump scares that became a global smash

By Freda Cooper Published

Netflix has just gotten the record-breaking horror picture Smile

Horror
The Sea Beast- pirate ship and a sea creature's tail in the water
Netflix has this Oscar-nominated animation with 94% Rotten Tomatoes score which is a feast for the eyes

By Freda Cooper Published

Netflix has The Sea Beast and it's a treat

Fantasy
Netflix adds ABBA documentary that shows how they beat the odds — and it has some great stories

By Freda Cooper Published

Netflix has just got this ace doc

Documentaries
The Heart Eyes killer in Heart Eyes
Netflix adds horror comedy that shamelessly pokes fun at other movies — and I love it to bits

By Freda Cooper Published

Heart Eyes is a slasher comedy with a twinkle in its eye

Horror
Adam Scott in The Most Hated Woman In America
Netflix has engrossing Adam Scott movie that proves truth is stranger than fiction

By Freda Cooper Published

The Most Hated Woman In America sees Scott play a journalist who becomes embroiled in a bizarre story

Netflix
Mudbound Mary J Blige Rob Morgan
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

Dramas
Jason Sudeikis in Ted Lasso
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

Comedy
Jack O'Connell in Unbroken
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

Dramas
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

Action
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in Baby Mama now on Netflix
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

Comedy
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
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.

Dramas
Douglas Hodge, MeeWha Alana Lee and Viola Davis in G20
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.

Dramas
Addams Family still from 1991
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.

Horror
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

Horror
Holland star Nicole Kidman.
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

Dramas
I Am Mother robot with baby
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

Sci-Fi
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...

Documentaries
Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun
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

Dramas
Natasha Lyonne in Netflix's His Three Daughters
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...

Dramas
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