Film Review: The Last Five Years
Apr 16 2015- Movies
- Last Updated on 16 April 2015
- Freda Cooper

Spoiler alert! It’s almost impossible to review new musical, The Last Five Years, without at least one and that’s because you know the end of the story right from the very start.
But, as long as you can handle that, you’re in for an unashamedly romantic hour and a half, with lots of songs and very little in the way of dialogue. Will it tug at your heart strings? London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, finds out.
Film Review: A Little Chaos
Apr 13 2015- Movies
- Last Updated on 13 April 2015
- Freda Cooper

Introducing the romantic leading man for this spring. Matthias Schoenaerts. If the name doesn’t jangle any bells, you may have seen the Belgian actor last month as a musical German officer in World War II romance, Suite Francaise. He’s back again next month as one of Carey Mulligan’s suitors in the re-make of Hardy’s Far From The Madding Crowd. As of this week, however, he’s a royal gardener at the court of Louis XIV and the woman in his sights is Kate Winslet. The film is Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos, which opens on Friday, certificate 12A.
It’s a film, and a role, miles away from his usual territory – a drug addict in Bullhead (2011), ex-boxer in Rust And Bone (2012) and the manipulative local thug in The Drop (2014). So does he have what it takes to be a heart throb? And is there more to A Little Chaos than just beautiful flowers? London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, puts on her gardening gloves …..
Future Films heads up: A ROYAL NIGHT OUT
Apr 07 2015- Movies
- Last Updated on 23 March 2015
- Monica Costa

Lionsgate UK will release A ROYAL NIGHT OUT in cinemas across the UK on 15 May 2015. Inspired by true events, A Royal Night Out is a heart-warming and riotous tale of the Queen witnessing the energy and spirit on this unique night.