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Alex Casey
Staff writer for New Zealand pop culture-obsessed website The Spinoff and columnist for the NZ Herald.

Staff writer for New Zealand pop culture-obsessed website The Spinoff and columnist for the NZ Herald.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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Oodles of oodles: The rise of the poodle-cross 'designer' dog
Lifestyle

Oodles of oodles: The rise of the poodle-cross 'designer' dog

01 Apr 07:58 PM
Is this the strictest employee grooming guide in the country?
Lifestyle

Is this the strictest employee grooming guide in the country?

28 Feb 06:27 PM

Critics are calling it "weird and invasive" – so what's in it?

Real Housewife is putting the fizz into Face TV
Entertainment

Real Housewife is putting the fizz into Face TV

17 Mar 09:40 PM

The Real Housewife is trumpeting a bid for super-stardom with a flute, writes Alex Casey.

Netflix's new Queer Eye essential viewing
Entertainment

Netflix's new Queer Eye essential viewing

20 Feb 07:00 PM

It used to be shallow makeover show but new Queer Eye something more powerful.

This is the Kiwi comedy you need to see
Entertainment

This is the Kiwi comedy you need to see

13 Feb 07:00 PM

Subject: Dad is a "pure delight" that would make Hollywood's finest jealous.

The biggest problem with Seven Sharp
Entertainment

The biggest problem with Seven Sharp

06 Feb 07:00 PM

The hosts may have changed but the deathly dull stories remain.

TVNZ's new drama makes for 'stressful' viewing
Entertainment

TVNZ's new drama makes for 'stressful' viewing

30 Jan 07:00 PM

TVNZ's new series Liar makes for deeply uncomfortable viewing, writes Alex Casey.

Why Hayley Holt can't save Breakfast
Opinion

Why Hayley Holt can't save Breakfast

23 Jan 01:00 AM

Hayley Holt's 'weird' start on Breakfast morphed into same-old, same-old. What gives?

Did TVNZ's biopic Jean deserve to win big?
Entertainment

Did TVNZ's biopic Jean deserve to win big?

05 Dec 07:00 PM

It's the most expensive NZ drama ever made. So was Jean worth it?

Fashion Police: Good riddance to couture cop-out
Entertainment

Fashion Police: Good riddance to couture cop-out

02 Dec 10:13 PM

Alex Casey: In 7 years the fashion climate has changed, along with tolerances of sexism.

Will this fill the MAFS-shaped hole in your life?
Entertainment

Will this fill the MAFS-shaped hole in your life?

21 Nov 06:30 PM

Is Seven Year Switch a worthy successor to MAFS? Alex Casey investigates.

Mums secretly paid to plug Kmart on 1News
Lifestyle

Mums secretly paid to plug Kmart on 1News

15 Nov 05:30 PM

TVNZ pulls story about Kmart after "influencers" revealed to have been paid.

Trans-Tasman comedy a hilarious winner
Entertainment

Trans-Tasman comedy a hilarious winner

12 Nov 01:30 AM

Every now and again, a hilariously funny TV show sneaks up you.

Brokenwood: For fans of the 'dark and twisted'
Entertainment

Brokenwood: For fans of the 'dark and twisted'

28 Oct 10:17 PM

The Brokenwood Mysteries is giving Shorty St a run for its money in the death stakes.

Why MAFS is more real than most Kiwi drama
Entertainment

Why MAFS is more real than most Kiwi drama

03 Oct 07:00 PM

MAFS serves up local characters that prime-time dramas never seem to get right.

Campion delivers  year's best crime drama
Opinion

Campion delivers year's best crime drama

22 Aug 08:00 PM

Season two of Top of the Lake goes even deeper than the first.

Is this the most sexist man on NZ television?
Opinion

Is this the most sexist man on NZ television?

15 Aug 08:00 PM

COMMENT: Richardson's "oafish, larrikin chat" is setting clock back, writes Alex Casey.

Women get animated about seedy side of life
Entertainment

Women get animated about seedy side of life

08 Aug 05:00 PM

Series is powerful platform for confronting everyday sexism

Glow is the wrestling show you need in your life
Entertainment

Glow is the wrestling show you need in your life

04 Jul 07:00 PM

A TV show about wrestling? Stop, wait, no, come back, writes Alex Casey.

How much Mark Richardson is too much?
Entertainment

How much Mark Richardson is too much?

27 Jun 08:00 PM

How much Mark Richardson is too much Mark Richardson? Alex Casey finds out.

Bachelor 'the best screw-over I've had'
Entertainment

Bachelor 'the best screw-over I've had'

23 May 03:20 AM

Please, this can't be the last we see of Lily McManus on our TV screens

Movie Review: Colossal
Entertainment

Movie Review: Colossal

30 Apr 03:30 AM

Little people, big problems - it's all a matter of perspective.

Why Netflix's Girlboss isn't a power player
Entertainment

Why Netflix's Girlboss isn't a power player

27 Apr 09:00 PM

It aims to be the Lean In for the Instagram age but Girlboss isn't a power player.

Raw: a coming of age story with a difference
Entertainment

Raw: a coming of age story with a difference

23 Apr 02:34 AM

This fiercely feminist story of a woman's journey to adulthood not for the weak of stomach

Love Girls and Miranda? Watch this show
Entertainment

Love Girls and Miranda? Watch this show

20 Apr 08:00 PM

Chewing Gum is a glorious Frankenstein of some of the best comedies in recent years.

Movie review: The Fate of the Furious
Entertainment

Movie review: The Fate of the Furious

16 Apr 02:08 AM

The gang is back, furiously saving the world again from a supervillain.

Movie review: The Lego Batman Movie
Entertainment

Movie review: The Lego Batman Movie

09 Apr 02:18 AM

The Lego Batman Movie is perfect for kids and adult nerds alike.

Movie review: Ghost in the Shell
Entertainment

Movie review: Ghost in the Shell

01 Apr 11:40 PM

Robotic ghost lacks soul in futuristic superhero-style body replacement experiment.

Movie review: Gary of the Pacific
Entertainment

Movie review: Gary of the Pacific

18 Mar 09:00 PM

There's no shred of doubt that both The Project star Josh Thomson and powerhouse production team thedownlowconcept are a winning combo

Movie review: Logan
Entertainment

Movie review: Logan

12 Mar 02:30 AM

My favourite kind of superhero film is one that doesn't feel like a superhero film at all, which is exactly why Logan shredded my

Movie review: Rings
Entertainment

Movie review: Rings

05 Mar 01:45 AM

The killer VHS horror franchise, originating in Japan with Ringu in 1998, returns this year with the follow-up nobody asked for in Rings.

Movie review: T2 Trainspotting
Entertainment

Movie review: T2 Trainspotting

26 Feb 03:07 AM

With the release of the Trainspotting sequel T2 Trainspotting this week, the feverish pursuit of nostalgia can now finally be compared

Movie Review: Fences
Entertainment

Movie Review: Fences

09 Feb 01:30 AM

Nothing screams Oscar season like Denzel Washington and Viola Davis together on the big screen, going head to head in what feels like

Movie review: Split
Entertainment

Movie review: Split

28 Jan 09:30 PM

In a twist as sharp as the ending to each of his cinematic creations, M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Sixth Sense) returns to form

Movie Review: Manchester by the Sea
Entertainment

Movie Review: Manchester by the Sea

26 Jan 12:00 AM

Much like the faulty boat engine that splutters its way through the film, Manchester by the Sea is a thoughtful study on what happens

Movie review: Moonlight
Entertainment

Movie review: Moonlight

22 Jan 03:30 AM

Let me begin by simply saying this: Moonlight is an essential film and you'd be an idiot to overlook it. Recently nabbing the Golden

Movie review: Jackie
Entertainment

Movie review: Jackie

15 Jan 12:00 AM

Mesmerising tour de force belongs to Natalie Portman.

Movie review: Passengers - 'do not be fooled by this movie'
Entertainment

Movie review: Passengers - 'do not be fooled by this movie'

07 Jan 07:30 PM

Even star power fails to keep this gross sexist flop together.

Movie review: Office Christmas Party
Entertainment

Movie review: Office Christmas Party

11 Dec 02:00 AM

Office Christmas parties, much like New Year's Eve, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and any other kind of scheduled fun, often

Movie review: The Founder
Entertainment

Movie review: The Founder

27 Nov 02:59 AM

I'll admit that The Founder, the story of the birth of McDonald's, is a little harder to swallow than a cheeseburger and fries. The

Reviewed: Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals
Entertainment

Reviewed: Tom Ford's Nocturnal Animals

13 Nov 03:07 AM

Keeping up with film releases can sometimes feel like the entertainment selection on a long-haul flight. Every movie starts to blur

Movie review: The Light Between Oceans
Entertainment

Movie review: The Light Between Oceans

06 Nov 01:00 AM

The Light Between Oceans, directed by Ryan Gosling fanboy Derek Cianfrance (Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine) is the latest

Movie review: I, Daniel Blake
Entertainment

Movie review: I, Daniel Blake

29 Oct 06:00 PM

Welcome to New Zealand, Daniel Blake, you couldn't have come at a better time.

Movie review: Under the Shadow
Entertainment

Movie review: Under the Shadow

22 Oct 10:10 PM

It's getting harder and harder to do new things with horror.

Movie review: Sully
Entertainment

Movie review: Sully

11 Sep 12:00 AM

I don't how to break this news to you, but I think Tom Hanks might be cursed when it comes to air travel. We've seen him survive a

Movie review: Bad Moms
Entertainment

Movie review: Bad Moms

04 Sep 12:45 AM

Bad Moms follows a group of frazzled moms in suburban Chicago who decide to throw away "having it all" in exchange for having fun and making time for themselves.

Movie review: The Shallows
Entertainment

Movie review: The Shallows

20 Aug 09:00 PM

Alex Casey reviews The Shallows.

Movie review: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Entertainment

Movie review: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

06 Aug 08:00 PM

Plopping the beloved characters from the riotous 90s British sitcom in 2016, drizzling them in Champagne and celebrity cameos, and seeing what comes out the other side.

What you should see at the NZ film festival
Entertainment

What you should see at the NZ film festival

24 Jul 12:30 AM

Auckland is currently in the throes of the New Zealand International Film Festival, and the symptoms are starting to show. You can

Is Ghostbusters worth the watch?
Entertainment

Is Ghostbusters worth the watch?

17 Jul 12:15 AM

This year Ghostbusters had to prove that they weren't just afraid of no ghosts - but no trolls either. News of the all-female reboot

Movie review: The BFG
Entertainment

Movie review: The BFG

09 Jul 11:00 PM

Nothing says "a lovely film for kids" like a giant, crotchety old man in a cloak who peeks through windows and steals young orphans

The show TVNZ doesn't want you to see
Entertainment

The show TVNZ doesn't want you to see

08 Jul 04:00 AM

After a few episodes and a lot of new insights, Alex Casey realised we need more shows like Sex Box.

Movie review: The Legend of Tarzan
Entertainment

Movie review: The Legend of Tarzan

02 Jul 10:30 PM

Please refrain from rolling your eyes at yet another reboot that nobody asked for, but I'm here to tell you that there is a new reboot

'I've seen things that cannot be unseen'
Opinion

'I've seen things that cannot be unseen'

02 Jul 06:00 AM

Alex Casey tunes into TV One's new show Beauty and the Beach - but quickly wishes she hadn't.

Movie review: Finding Dory
Entertainment

Movie review: Finding Dory

26 Jun 03:11 AM

An ocean of opportunity awaits in the sequel to Finding Nemo.

Movie review: Now You See Me 2
Entertainment

Movie review: Now You See Me 2

11 Jun 05:39 PM

In 2016, it's possible that there is nothing less relevant or sexy than a magician.

Movie review: The Nice Guys
Entertainment

Movie review: The Nice Guys

04 Jun 10:00 PM

The two lead performances are worth the ticket price alone in this rough and tough buddy movie.

There's nothing Happy about this Valley
Opinion

There's nothing Happy about this Valley

02 Jun 09:00 PM

Happy Valley is a lot like other crime dramas on the surface, but it takes viewers where few others dare.

Movie review: Tickled
Entertainment

Movie review: Tickled

28 May 10:00 PM

Take a bonkers ride into a bizarre and astonishing world of fringe fetish.

Movie review: Where to Invade Next
Entertainment

Movie review: Where to Invade Next

22 May 12:00 AM

In contrast to his usual doom-and-gloom, Michael Moore takes a more optimistic path.

Movie review: The Angry Birds Movie
Entertainment

Movie review: The Angry Birds Movie

14 May 10:23 PM

Bird puns abound in the latest transfer from computer game to big screen.

Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War
Entertainment

Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War

07 May 10:30 PM

The Avengers are back brighter than ever - squabbling, kicking ass and cracking jokes.

Movie review: Noma: My Perfect Storm
Entertainment

Movie review: Noma: My Perfect Storm

30 Apr 10:00 PM

Doco about a famed restaurant is as much about social dynamics as flavour dynamics.

Movie review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Entertainment

Movie review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

23 Apr 05:00 PM

The industry line is that anything with actress and writer Tina Fey remotely near it turns to gold.

'Zootopia is a must-see wolf in sheep's clothing'
Entertainment

'Zootopia is a must-see wolf in sheep's clothing'

16 Apr 08:30 PM

Latest Disney offering is important, intellectual and hilarious and should be seen by young and old.

Movie review: The Jungle Book
Entertainment

Movie review: The Jungle Book

10 Apr 03:00 AM

An all-star cast brings The Jungle Book reboot to life, but the new Mowgli is the standout.

Movie review: The Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Entertainment

Movie review: The Hunt for the Wilderpeople

03 Apr 01:30 AM

'Wilderpeople' is a truly unique film that could only be made in New Zealand, and may be our best yet.

Movie review: London Has Fallen
Entertainment

Movie review: London Has Fallen

26 Mar 09:00 PM

Nothing can stop Butler from cracking jokes in the midst of global chaos.

Casey: Grim by name and nature
Opinion

Casey: Grim by name and nature

19 Mar 09:00 PM
Bachelor Power Rankings
Entertainment

Bachelor Power Rankings

16 Mar 05:00 AM

This week, The Bachelor NZ contestants endured the world's most budget dates with the world's most boring results. So who is on top in this week's power rankings?

Alex Casey: Gods of Egypt
Opinion

Alex Casey: Gods of Egypt

14 Mar 01:00 AM

In the stark, filmic landscape that lies beyond the Oscars, there is nothing but badly CGI-ed tumbleweed.

Alex Casey: Hail, Caesar!
Opinion

Alex Casey: Hail, Caesar!

05 Mar 08:00 PM

The latest offering from the inimitable Coen brothers is Hail, Caesar!, a goofy love letter to the golden age of Hollywood.

Alex Casey: Zoolander 2
Opinion

Alex Casey: Zoolander 2

27 Feb 08:00 PM

It has taken me a while to process things in the aftermath of Zoolander 2.

Alex Casey: A love letter to female friendship
Opinion

Alex Casey: A love letter to female friendship

20 Feb 09:00 PM
How chin revealed Bachelor's identity
Entertainment

How chin revealed Bachelor's identity

17 Feb 12:00 AM

A hot tip off and a distinctive chin has revealed the identity of the next Bachelor, writes Alex Casey.

Alex Casey: The most thrilling thing to happen to superheroes
Opinion

Alex Casey: The most thrilling thing to happen to superheroes

13 Feb 09:00 PM
Alex Casey: Paper's shining lights
Opinion

Alex Casey: Paper's shining lights

06 Feb 10:30 PM
Alex Casey: Wall Street still a man's world
Entertainment

Alex Casey: Wall Street still a man's world

30 Jan 09:00 PM
Alex Casey: Two comedies bring light relief to the cinema
Opinion

Alex Casey: Two comedies bring light relief to the cinema

23 Jan 11:44 PM

We are getting into Oscar season now, which means things are getting serious as actors and directors try to secure a little solid golden man figurine.

Movie review: Suffragette
Entertainment

Movie review: Suffragette

16 Jan 10:00 PM

Carey Mulligan stars in a riveting true story about the struggle for women's emancipation.

Alex Casey: Girls shine on film
Opinion

Alex Casey: Girls shine on film

27 Dec 02:05 AM

Blockbuster revivals featured women being empowered, at last.

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