Lou Thomas

Lou is Digital Production Editor of bfi.org.uk. He also writes for publications including Sight and Sound, Empire, Time Out and NME, is a member of the London Critics’ Circle and can be found on X as @London_Lou

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Interviews

”The golden age of motorcycles and that life is now gone”: Jeff Nichols on his biker subculture movie The Bikeriders

The Midnight Special director tells us about The Bikeriders, his immersion in the world of a 1960s motorbike gang, and the influence of films like Easy Rider and Scorpio Rising.

By Lou Thomas

”The golden age of motorcycles and that life is now gone”: Jeff Nichols on his biker subculture movie The Bikeriders

Festivals

The Surfer: a compelling addition to the Cage rage canon

By Lou Thomas

The Surfer: a compelling addition to the Cage rage canon

Interviews

“Bollywood and the police are so entwined”: Sandhya Suri on her tense policing thriller Santosh

By Lou Thomas

“Bollywood and the police are so entwined”: Sandhya Suri on her tense policing thriller Santosh

Interviews

Kirsten Dunst and Alex Garland on Civil War: “I don’t feel any need to add to the number of films that spell everything out”

By Lou Thomas

Kirsten Dunst and Alex Garland on Civil War: “I don’t feel any need to add to the number of films that spell everything out”

Interviews

Alice Lowe on her time-skipping mortality comedy Timestalker: “Why don’t we make more fantastical things in the UK?”

By Lou Thomas

Alice Lowe on her time-skipping mortality comedy Timestalker: “Why don’t we make more fantastical things in the UK?”

Interviews

Robot Dreams: how we made our animated love letter to 1980s New York

By Lou Thomas

Robot Dreams: how we made our animated love letter to 1980s New York

Festivals

Layla: Amrou Al-Kadhi on their sparkling drag queen romance

By Lou Thomas

Layla: Amrou Al-Kadhi on their sparkling drag queen romance

Festivals

Janet Planet: Annie Baker’s warm, understated portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship

By Lou Thomas

Janet Planet: Annie Baker’s warm, understated portrayal of a mother-daughter relationship

Interviews

Stephen Fry on his new Holocaust survivor drama Treasure: “A script can be idea-shaped or human-shaped. This was human-shaped”

By Lou Thomas

Stephen Fry on his new Holocaust survivor drama Treasure: “A script can be idea-shaped or human-shaped. This was human-shaped”

Interviews

Felipe Gálvez on his Tierra del Fuego western The Settlers: “It’s like shooting in hell”

By Lou Thomas

Felipe Gálvez on his Tierra del Fuego western The Settlers: “It’s like shooting in hell”

Interviews

On Irish-language hip-hop drama Kneecap: “When people start having a pop at something they’ve not even seen, that’s just ignorance”

By Lou Thomas

On Irish-language hip-hop drama Kneecap: “When people start having a pop at something they’ve not even seen, that’s just ignorance”

Festivals

Between the Temples: Nathan Silver’s strange, sweet natured comedy has echoes of Harold and Maude

By Lou Thomas

Between the Temples: Nathan Silver’s strange, sweet natured comedy has echoes of Harold and Maude

Interviews

Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt: how we made Oppenheimer

By Lou Thomas

Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt: how we made Oppenheimer

Interviews

Paul King on Timothée Chalamet as Wonka: “This movie allowed him to scratch an itch that he’s probably had for a long time”

By Lou Thomas

Paul King on Timothée Chalamet as Wonka: “This movie allowed him to scratch an itch that he’s probably had for a long time”

Interviews

How to make a Hunger Games film

By Lou Thomas

How to make a Hunger Games film

Festivals

Despatches from Mumbai Film Festival 2023

By Lou Thomas

Despatches from Mumbai Film Festival 2023

Interviews

Fingernails: director Christos Nikou on modern dating and his Black Mirror-style love-test drama

By Lou Thomas

Fingernails: director Christos Nikou on modern dating and his Black Mirror-style love-test drama

Interviews

“It’s an examination of untruth, and he is our guide”: Errol Morris on John le Carré and The Pigeon Tunnel

By Lou Thomas

“It’s an examination of untruth, and he is our guide”: Errol Morris on John le Carré and The Pigeon Tunnel

Interviews

Occupied City: Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter on their chronicle of Amsterdam during wartime

By Lou Thomas

Occupied City: Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter on their chronicle of Amsterdam during wartime

Interviews

Gareth Edwards on his futuristic AI war film The Creator: “You’re always looking for that thing that’s not been done in science fiction. The little gap on the Blu-ray shelf”

By Lou Thomas

Gareth Edwards on his futuristic AI war film The Creator: “You’re always looking for that thing that’s not been done in science fiction. The little gap on the Blu-ray shelf”

Reviews

The Lesson: Richard E. Grant is delightful as a vain novelist in this serviceable literary thriller

By Lou Thomas

The Lesson: Richard E. Grant is delightful as a vain novelist in this serviceable literary thriller

Interviews

Talking with Tim Burton: “I’m like a vampire. I’ve been killed and resuscitated many times”

By Lou Thomas

Talking with Tim Burton: “I’m like a vampire. I’ve been killed and resuscitated many times”

Interviews

Charlotte Regan on Scrapper: “I’d love to see more working-class films that are happier”

By Lou Thomas

Charlotte Regan on Scrapper: “I’d love to see more working-class films that are happier”

Interviews

“Talk to Me is a bit of an ouija board. It’s connected to the dead”

By Lou Thomas

“Talk to Me is a bit of an ouija board. It’s connected to the dead”

Features

Mission: Impossible stunts – ranked for danger

By Lou Thomas

Mission: Impossible stunts – ranked for danger

Interviews

Harka: how we made our Tunisian smuggling drama

By Lou Thomas

Harka: how we made our Tunisian smuggling drama

Interviews

How we put Berlin’s gay clubbing scene on film

By Lou Thomas

How we put Berlin’s gay clubbing scene on film

Festivals

#Manhole: a taut situational nail-biter

By Lou Thomas

#Manhole: a taut situational nail-biter

Interviews

Hirokazu Koreeda on Broker: “I’m interested in this innate human desire to form a familial unit”

By Lou Thomas

Hirokazu Koreeda on Broker: “I’m interested in this innate human desire to form a familial unit”