Culture

Degas may be long dead, but his figures move through time to remind us of the beauty of his work and its visceral power, writes Michael Howard

Duncan Wu is charmed by a modest octogenarian photographer and the vivid street style he documents

Finding a gene for psychopathy does not help us face depravity beyond comprehension, says Gary Day

Gary Day sees parallels between the 19th-century novel and anthropomorphic tales of rare animals

An irritating cliche inspired David Bellos to examine the artful skills of the translator. Matthew Reisz reports

Despite reservations about yet another version of a classic story, Duncan Wu enjoys a faithful rendition

Polyglot polymath and scholar Barbara Oakley takes a incisive look at the cult of the victim. Matthew Reisz reports

An intelligent adaptation skilfully if smugly paints Japan as antidote to French bourgeois life, says Philip Dodd

Gary Day sees good versus evil in a hard-headed tale of murder set in a Glasgow newsroom

John Bull is riveted as David Hare maps out the tense, ambiguous territory between political expediency and personal integrity

Will Brooker on a skilful adaptation that shows how in the midst of life, love and laughter we are in death

The mysteries of the star-spangled firmament are endlessly fascinating to us, says Gary Day

Will Brooker considers the comforting tropes of 'reality' TV present in BINTM and Jersey Shore

The Saved and the Damned

A new 'academy' is setting out to 'liberate' Londoners - and teach them Latin and butchery along the way. Matthew Reisz stops by

Duncan Wu is impressed by an honest depiction of the emotional and physical harm we inflict and suffer

As Post-Modernism's star wanes, Andrew Thacker observes, a diverse, multivalent Modernism is drawing fresh scholarly attention

In which High Noon meets high-concept sci-fi carnage - and shoots blanks, says Duncan Wu

Glimpses of gothicism and a sense of deja vu entertain Will Brooker

Laments about the ease with which we can be hypnotised by our past are merely the frustrated rants of culture's now-redundant gatekeepers, argues Philip Dodd

The future lies in greener, more intimate communities, Gary Day hears from a geographer on the edge

A true story of how humans nurtured, used and then abandoned a chimp is unsettling for Duncan Wu

Terence Rattigan was fascinated by what drives us and what makes our hearts ache, says Gary Day

Duncan Wu considers how the quiet dignity of a veteran actress creates an impressive drama

Peter Hill considers an exhibition dedicated to art in the first decade of the 21st century and wonders just how innovative the past 10 years have been

A handsome terrier lightens the load for a formidable trio grappling with life's mysteries, finds Duncan Wu

'Know thyself', says Gary Day, of an examination of Delphi, and finds that applies equally to old rockers

The great Diasporist finds a resting place in an exhibition marked by tenderness and fine discrimination, says Alex Danchev

Christoph Bode gains perspective on a French master and admires an inspirational relationship between the brothers Caillebotte

Philip Dodd finds darkness and oppression in a film of international chess master Bobby Fischer's life

Gary Day finds no sweetness in a series about Pickfords, where any dignity is denied for the camera

A routine costume-drama story is transformed by the casting, writing and direction, says Duncan Wu

The brain's ability to remember and make sense of our past reflects our deeper needs, says Gary Day

The soul’s yearning to find its psychological or physical other half unites two of Shakespeare’s early plays, says Peter J. Smith

Robert Redford's period courtroom drama is a cautionary tale of flawed American justice, observes Duncan Wu

Gary Day finds the writing sharp and the acting compelling in ITV's new female detective series

Alex Danchev revels in a sumptuous display of the Belgian master's playful and profound blend of banality and mystery