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

All articles by Lou Thomas

Interviews

Night Stage: Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon on their public-sex thriller

The Brazilian writer-director duo discuss their new erotic thriller, the influence of Brian De Palma and Paul Verhoeven, and filming in real cruising grounds.

By Lou Thomas

Night Stage: Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon on their public-sex thriller

Festivals

Knockouts: 5 discoveries from Berlin Film Festival 2025

By Joseph Fahim, Savina Petkova and others

Knockouts: 5 discoveries from Berlin Film Festival 2025

Interviews

Nadia Falls on Brides: “It’s about those ride-or-die best friends that you have as a teenager”

By Lou Thomas

Nadia Falls on Brides: “It’s about those ride-or-die best friends that you have as a teenager”

Interviews

Guy Pearce on The Brutalist: “It’s about an artist trying to stay uncompromising”

By Lou Thomas

Guy Pearce on The Brutalist: “It’s about an artist trying to stay uncompromising”

Interviews

Leigh Whannell on Wolf Man: “It’s not just about infection, it’s about feeling like you’re failing at parenting”

By Lou Thomas

Leigh Whannell on Wolf Man: “It’s not just about infection, it’s about feeling like you’re failing at parenting”

Interviews

“Florence gave birth eight times that day”: John Crowley on his multiple timeline romcom We Live in Time

By Lou Thomas

“Florence gave birth eight times that day”: John Crowley on his multiple timeline romcom We Live in Time

Festivals

Best of Baltic at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024

By Lou Thomas

Best of Baltic at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024

Interviews

Bill Nighy on his IVF origin story Joy: “This was an opportunity to put a bomb under the male tendency to bewilderingly underestimate women”

By Lou Thomas

Bill Nighy on his IVF origin story Joy: “This was an opportunity to put a bomb under the male tendency to bewilderingly underestimate women”

Lists

A great action film for every year, 1924 to now

By Henry Barnes, Anton Bitel and others

A great action film for every year, 1924 to now

Interviews

“I went in without any preconceived notions of sex work”: Mikey Madison on Anora

By Lou Thomas

“I went in without any preconceived notions of sex work”: Mikey Madison on Anora

Interviews

Clio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”

By Lou Thomas

Clio Barnard on directing Sherwood series 2: “The thing that television can do is create a national conversation”

Interviews

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

By Lou Thomas

Lee Isaac Chung on directing Twisters: “I had to pitch to Steven Spielberg to try to get this job”

Interviews

Ti West on MaXXXine: “Part of the charm of the trilogy is to embrace the artifice of Hollywood”

By Lou Thomas

Ti West on MaXXXine: “Part of the charm of the trilogy is to embrace the artifice of Hollywood”

Interviews

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

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