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Freda Cooper
Freda Cooper is a freelance film critic and broadcaster, usually found in front of a radio microphone or in a darkened screening room. Fuelled by coffee.
Yahoo Movies UKGhostbusters: Frozen Empire director Gil Kenan shares hopes for more sequels
The filmmaker behind the latest Ghostbusters film says Mckenna Grace's Phoebe Spengler is at the heart of future sequels.
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Ghostbusters star shares the movie prop that really scared her
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire star Mckenna Grace opens up about her big stunt moment in the new film.
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Mean Girls' themes are 'even more relatable and important' in the social media age
Lindsay Lohan's 2004 high school comedy has been remade as a movie musical for 2024, but its core message is even more relevant today.
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One Life director says whole crew was 'sobbing' during emotional That's Life scene
50 years after Nicholas Winton was honoured by Esther Rantzen on This Life, the story of 'the British Oskar Schindler' is now a major motion picture.
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Richard Curtis explains secret to Christmas movies and dashes hopes for Blackadder return
The director of new Christmas movie Genie has no desire to return to his historical Rowan Atkinson comedy series.
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Adam Deacon returns to directing with Sumotherhood: 'The industry was scared of me'
Adam Deacon speaks to Yahoo UK about returning to the director's chair for Sumotherhood.
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The Old Oak writer laments Ken Loach calling time on directing: 'It broke my heart'
As The Old Oak arrives in cinemas, Ken Loach's long-term writer and collaborator Paul Laverty has confirmed this is most definitely the veteran director’s final feature.
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The Old Oak review: Ken Loach's swansong is typically disarming
Ken Loach concludes his North East trilogy with another humanistic look at the reality of working class life.
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Expend4bles review: Time to retire this old-fashioned nonsense
Remember The Expendables? It’s nearly ten years since they last lumbered onto our screens, so it’s hardly surprising if you don’t.
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The Nun 2 review: Horror sequel falls into bad habits
The horror series returns not with a bang, but a wimple.
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The Beanie Bubble review: Bubble bursts for corporate dramas
A terrific cast can't save Apple's stuffed toy tale.
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They Cloned Tyrone review: Quick-fire sci-fi comedy is a gutsy debut
They Cloned Tyrone is what happens when Invasion Of The Body Snatchers meets Groundhog Day.
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Chevalier: Kelvin Harrison Jr. based virtuoso violinist on rock gods (exclusive)
Chevalier tells the incredible true story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
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Peter Pan & Wendy review: A marked improvement on Disney's recent live action remakes
David Lowery's Peter Pan remake is a lavish affair, but possibly a bit too dark for younger viewers.
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Polite Society review: An ambitious high energy genre mash-up movie
For her first feature director/writer Nida Manzoor (creator of We Are Lady Parts) has given us a melting pot of a film.
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Peter Pan and Wendy actor is also 'daunted' by growing up
The new Peter Pan admits he doesn't want to leave his fun childhood life behind.
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Attack The Block 2 will address changing face of London (exclusive)
John Boyega says the upcoming sequel to Attack The Block will reflect the gentrification of London.
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Breaking: John Boyega was shocked to learn about challenges faced by veterans
In his new movie, Boyega plays a former Marine who took the law into his own hands after being driven to the edge of despair.
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Rye Lane director Raine Allen-Miller says 'It's time for a new style of romcom' (exclusive)
Raine Allen-Miller has issued a challenge to other filmmakers.
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The King of Comedy: Martin Scorsese's 1983 flop was way ahead of its time
Martin Scorsese’s 1983 tragi-comedy King Of Comedy is 40 this week, but it was well ahead of its time