Benedict Cumberbatch

Reviews: Paul Mescal and Kristen Stewart among stars featuring in this year’s festival

TV: What If...? is Marvel though the looking glass. And perhaps a bit of an MCU stopgap

BBC’s The Pursuit of Love features a histrionic Andrew Scott and ladlefuls of whimsy

Donald Clarke forecasts how next year’s category may look as the industry creaks back into action

US Politics: An indefinite state of martial vigilance is more than unruly US can now bear

Review: Tahar Rahim’s subtle performance lifts a gripping but flawed film about torture

Tahar Rahim talks about his latest role as a detainee in Guantánamo Bay in Kevin Macdonald’s The Mauritanian

Why did the actor who shot to fame in Trainspotting panic about her new Line of Duty role?

The actor on playing a high-achieving, under-recognised archeologist, and English society

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a traffic jam of anticipated films for this year

Automatic tools monitor and learn the behaviour of back-office staff

TV review: Martin Freeman has an authentic take on the undignified reality of child-rearing

Boris Johnson’s adviser will need all his drive and abrasive style to enact an ambitious agenda

This slice of prestige British film-making nimbly avoids accusations of heritage cosiness

Darwin took it handy, so did Dickens – why 80-hour weeks are unproductive

Less than two hours after PM walked into Downing Street, 17 ministers had quit or been sacked

The author of Us and One Day on fatherhood, turning 50 and writing from a dark place

The director on his new romcom, in which only one man remembers the band existed

The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland

The Irish actor has made audiences here swoon. Now he’s doing the same in the US

Killing Eve, Ant and Dec among winners. Benedict Cumberbatch scoops best actor

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in a political tragicomedy with the verve of a tech thriller

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ beats runaway favourite ‘A Star Is Born’ to best drama film

And Element Pictures scoop 10 prizes for ‘The Favourite’ at British Independent Film Awards

Roma, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Dumplin’, The Innocent Man, Springsteen on Broadway

Review: This is a far better film than the ghastly Jim Carrey vehicle released in 2000

The tipple most commonly made with Aperol or Campari has gone from obscurity to ubiquity – thanks to its low alcohol content and endless variations

The actor on dining in London, Benedict Cumberbatch and why she loves Galway

GLOW returns in all its spandex glory while Romesh Ranganathan visits the most dangerous places on Earth

British physicist’s ashes interred between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in London

Benedict Cumberbatch plays privileged but miserable uppercrust addict Patrick Melrose

For more of nature’s charms, tune in to A Wild Irish Year and a Chelsea Flower Show A-Z

Review: It’s not a good film, but it is clogged with star actors and good jokes

Avengers: Infinity War directors have made sure the new film’s story remains a secret. But if they did tell you, would it really spoil the experience?

The Ray D’Arcy show will discuss consent in wake of Belfast trial while Aidan Gillen plays Dave Allen

The scientist’s fame led to sitcom appearances, biopics, and music about him

Casanova’s memoir is a picturesque romp in which the hero occasionally stops to eat

For those uninterested in mindfulness, this meandering portrait is a test of faith

Ring out (or recommission) the old; ring in the new: here’s what to stay tuned for in the new year

Bright Sparks drama workshop has created a new entry point to youth theatre for those who may feel marginalised