The Critics

Taking on ISIS and Eichmann

Covering a French spy thriller, a documentary on Eichmann and a British government drama

When Irish eyes aren’t smiling

Irish Gothic and Noel Coward romance on the stage, and remembering actress Hayden Gywnne

Bruckner: Anton … and on

Bruckner and the German soul

Napoleon sold short

On Ridley Scott’s Napoleon and the challenge of biopics

Beneath Disney’s Hood

Robin Hood marked the beginning of a steep decline for the much-loved brand

Palin was a rare Radio 4 treat

The triumph of Michael Palin’s Book of the Week and the tragedy of Radio 4 comedy

Divine trickery

Jephtha, Royal Opera House

Passionate subjectivity

La traviata, ENO, Coliseum

Resurrecting Lavery

The decline of Sir John Lavery’s reputation was undeserved

Does the Turner Prize still matter?

This year’s exhibition offers a diversity of style if not of ideology