Louis Chilton

Culture reporter

Louis Chilton is a culture reporter specialising in TV and film-related comment pieces. He writes the weekly Premium column The Moment, which looks at one particularly significant moment from the week’s film, TV or literature releases. He first joined The Independent in January 2020 as a video games reporter, and has previously written for publications including The i and Little White Lies.

<p>Jason Isbell: ‘I’m not Adele, people aren’t paying to hear my beautiful voice’ </p>
interview

Americana star Jason Isbell: ‘I can handle rednecks but not Nazis’

The Grammy-winning artist speaks to Louis Chilton about his latest album ‘Weathervanes’, and working with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese on ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’

<p>The legend of Griselda: Sofia Vergara as drug baron Blanco in Netflix’s new miniseries</p>
the moment

In Griselda, drug dealing is now as thrilling as a tax return

Netflix’s latest miniseries looks at the story of Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug baron who took over the Miami cocaine scene in the 1980s. It’s nothing but crime story clichés, says Louis Chilton – when did drug dealing become so tedious to watch?

the moment

In Griselda, drug dealing is now as thrilling as a tax return

Head shot of Louis Chilton

Netflix’s latest miniseries looks at the story of Griselda Blanco, the Colombian drug baron who took over the Miami cocaine scene in the 1980s. It’s nothing but crime story clichés, says Louis Chilton – when did drug dealing become so tedious to watch?

Louis Chilton
<p>The legend of Griselda: Sofia Vergara as drug baron Blanco in Netflix’s new miniseries</p>
<p>David Cross: ‘Netflix paid for Arrested Development and they can do whatever the f*** they want with it'</p>
interview

David Cross: ‘My daughter is spoilt and I resent her for being rich’

The ‘Arrested Development’ star speaks to Louis Chilton about life, politics and everything in between, ahead of his new UK stand-up tour, ‘Worst Daddy in the World’

interview

David Cross: ‘My daughter is spoilt and I resent her for being rich’

The ‘Arrested Development’ star speaks to Louis Chilton about life, politics and everything in between, ahead of his new UK stand-up tour, ‘Worst Daddy in the World’

<p>David Cross: ‘Netflix paid for Arrested Development and they can do whatever the f*** they want with it'</p>
<p>Kelsey Grammer: 'Tolerance is a beautiful concept – but not particularly realised in our country’</p>
the saturday interview

Kelsey Grammer: ‘There have been periods where Satan got a foothold’

The ‘Cheers’ star is a born-again Christian and plays a controversial real-life pastor in new film ‘Jesus Revolution’. He talks to Louis Chilton about faith, loss, and the return of Frasier Crane

the saturday interview

Kelsey Grammer: ‘There have been periods where Satan got a foothold’

The ‘Cheers’ star is a born-again Christian and plays a controversial real-life pastor in new film ‘Jesus Revolution’. He talks to Louis Chilton about faith, loss, and the return of Frasier Crane

<p>Kelsey Grammer: 'Tolerance is a beautiful concept – but not particularly realised in our country’</p>

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