Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review – breezy, forgettable monster sequel
There’s a likable, light-hearted zip to the monster mash follow-up but energy dissipates when we’re stuck with the humans
November 2022
Stream team
The Guest is a glorious throwback to medium-budget action flicks
This underrated Dan Stevens film seems to be a mystery thriller – until a sudden adrenaline shot transforms it into an explosive action-sci-fi hybrid
April 2022
Dan Stevens: ‘People thought I was crazy’
This was the response when the actor famously left Downton Abbey at its height, fearful of being typecast as a floppy-haired aristo. Now based in LA, he’s starring in everything from comedy and horror to a new series about Watergate
August 2021
I’m Your Man review – domestic bliss with a humanoid
Dan Stevens plays a precision-tooled robot who could be the answer to a single woman’s prayers in this smart, Berlin-set comedy
Dan Stevens: ‘The bodice ripper never quite goes away, I don’t think it ever will’
Ever since his days on Downton Abbey, the actor has segued seamlessly between British period drama and high-rolling US sci-fi. He talks about playing a robot – and why he has moved on from romance
I’m Your Man review – Dan Stevens is the perfect date in android romance
Near-future tale of a woman who accepts a male ‘companion’ robot played by Stevens is laboriously told and not really funny enough
January 2021
The Rental review – predictable cabin-in-the-woods scares
Blithe Spirit review – Judi Dench presides over a deathly farce
November 2018
Revolution in the head: from Maniac to Homecoming, the era of introspective TV
From Cary Fukunaga’s Maniac to Julia Roberts’ new Amazon show, television is exploring its darkest subject yet – the human brain – and it all started with Tony Soprano on a horse
December 2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas review – bah, humbug!
Christmas culture 2017
Dan Stevens: 'Dickens could be bleak, but also very silly'
November 2017
The Q&A
Dan Stevens: ‘I’d like to say sorry to Downton Abbey fans for ruining Christmas in 2012’
The actor on Yosemite national park, robot vacuum cleaners and vegan cheesecake
March 2017
Lost in showbiz
Dan Stevens goes into fourth-wave feminist Beast mode
Beauty and the Beast review – Emma Watson makes a perfect Belle in sugar-rush romance
February 2017
Legion review – Marvel takes on mental illness in dazzling new show
Even for those with superhero fatigue, there’s something fascinatingly unconventional about Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley’s ambitious drama
June 2016
X-Men set for the small screen with Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens
FX has ordered a full season of Legion, a new series centered on Charles Xavier’s son and helmed by Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley
April 2016
First look review
The Ticket review: Dan Stevens goes from blind saint to sighted monster
The former Downton Abbey star excels as a family man who becomes an arrogant villain – but the film-makers don’t know what to do with his transformation
September 2015
TV and radio blog
Downton Abbey: where are they now?
ITV’s flagship period drama has made careers and revived others. As the final season looms, here’s a look at what the Crawleys and staff have gone on to do
June 2015
Downton Abbey to be honoured with special Bafta award
ITV’s period drama, a global hit which stars Maggie Smith and Michelle Dockery and ends later this year, will feature in a backstage tribute show
April 2015
Time lord: Ian McKellen to play a talking clock in Beauty and the Beast remake
The actor will play Cogsworth in the live action take on the Disney classic alongside Emma Watson
