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

Zendaya and john David Washington in Malcolm and Marie.

Netflix has the perfect movie for Zendaya fans desperate for the new season of Euphoria

By Freda Cooper published

Malcolm and Marie is the perfect movie for fans missing Zendaya on their screens.

Netflix
A still from The Wild Robot

London Film Festival 2024 — we pick our top 3 must-watch movies

By Freda Cooper published

Best of the fest — our film expert picks the top three movies from the London Film Festival 2024.

Movies
How to be a Latin Lover movie poster

Acapulco fans can go back to its original film on Netflix right now

By Freda Cooper published

Return to where it all began seven years ago...

Netflix
100 best movies collage

What to Watch's 100 best movies of all time

By Michael Balderston published

The What to Watch team weighs in on the eternal debate: what are the best movies of all time? From Chaplin to Iron Man, here are our picks.

Sci-Fi
Queen Latifah and Adam Sandler walking in new movie Hustle

Netflix has great Queen Latifah movie which shows her softer side as we await The Equalizer season 5

By Freda Cooper published

In Hustle, she's in a supporting role but one that hints at some of the edge we now see in Robyn McCall

Netflix
Collage with Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4, Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon, Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo in Poor Thing, Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in Barbie, Dominic Sessa and Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers and Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

What to Watch's Top 10 movies of 2023 ranked

By Michael Balderston published

What to Watch’s movie experts look back at the movies that we won’t forget, from a Christopher Nolan epic to intimate dramas and plenty of movies in between.

Dramas
Jann (Archie Madekwe) at the wheel in his racing gear in Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo review: racing movie is Rocky on wheels

By Freda Cooper published

In our Gran Turismo review, we say the gamer-turned-racer movie nearly hits the skids.

Sports
Hocus Pocus 2 Kathy Najimy Bette Midler Sarah Jessica Parker

Hocus Pocus 2 review: A wickedly magical sequel

By Freda Cooper published

In Hocus Pocus 2 the Sanderson Sisters return — and they’re flying high.

Movies
Jenny Agutter and Sheridan Smith in The Railway Children Return.

The Railway Children Return review: Nostalgic sequel for a new generation

By Freda Cooper published

The Railway Children Return steers clear of being a slowcomotive but doesn't compare to the original.

Period Dramas
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