
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 adds movie Parasite director describes as a 'visual masterpiece'
By Freda Cooper published
Lost in Starlight has just arrived on Netflix

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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'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...
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