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Venom is a terrible, lousy film. Karl Puschmann reckons you should see it.
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Rob Brydon on comedy, coming here and why you shouldn't call him an impressionist...
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The Whose Line is it Anyway? star tells us what to expect when he brings the show to NZ
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Outspoken comic Tim Minchin knows he has to check his privilege. The question is, how?
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The first posthumous album from Prince is a sidestep and an intimate, essential listen
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Gus Van Sant on his new biopic about troubled and controversial cartoonist John Callahan
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Sega's long running strategy-RPG Valkyria Chronicles is blowing up on Nintendo's Switch.
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We want to see tempers and tantrums and tears and all that good stuff
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No weddings and a new focus on maturity promises only bores and snores.
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All this time Ozark had us waiting for the wrong person to break bad says Karl Puschmann.
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Album review: Princess Chelsea, The Loneliest Girl
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A new documentary shows the remarkable woman behind the meme
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Album review: Pacific Heights, A Lost Light
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Songs about life, death and fuh-ing... Karl Puschmann on Paul McCartney's Egypt Station.
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It's been a disgraceful week for local gig-going audiences writes Karl Puschmann
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This local sci-fi comedy caper is set to become a future cult classic
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Bob Dylan gave the crowd everything they wanted and nothing...
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Has Matt Groening still got it? The verdict on The Simpsons creator's new show.
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Album review: Neil & Liam Finn, Lightsleeper
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Album review: Lola Kirke, Heart Head West
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Album review: The Beths, Future Me Hates Me
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Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul's creator Vince Gilligan takes us behind the scenes
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Broadcasting Standards Authority wastes time and money on obvious, says Karl Puschmann.
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Ross from Friends has released one of the best albums of the year. No, not that Ross.
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With so much viewing choices is simply being good still good enough these days?
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Occupation has some good ideas but it doesn't blast off into the heavens.
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Tom Bailey has just released his first synth-pop album in two decades.
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Mega Time Squad destined for cult status.
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Auckland, Australia? Someone get Kendrick a map, stat!
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Album review: Jed Parsons. Midnight Feast
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Radiation, torture and voodoo... David Farrier tells Karl Puschmann he's lucky to be alive
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Music review: Kamasi Washington, Heaven and Earth
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Rather than the traditional album-release path Lawrence Arabia is trying something new.
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TVNZ has sneakily become essential viewing, reckons Karl Puschmann
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Dropping the concepts and the guests the new record is their most Gorillazy in years
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We meet the stars of TVNZ's arresting new comedy Wellington Paranormal.
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Appointment viewing won't make a comeback but perhaps it should, reckons Karl Puschmann.
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Sicario 2 gets nerve-shreddingly intense but does it top its Oscar nominated predecessor?
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America's TV hosts take off the gloves as the Trump regime ramps up the malevolence.
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Is this frantic puzzler a tasty dish or sour snack?
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Former Brunette Jonathan Bree turns to the dark side on wonderfully sinister new album
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'Tag ticks a lot of my movie-related boxes.'
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Singer still shocked his music's seen as a baby-making soundtrack.
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Star Wars Justice Warriors embrace the dark side to spew toxic hate writes Karl Puschmann
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New album is bright, bold and fun, just like Tami Neilson, writes Karl Puschmann.
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In every way Mortal Engines is Sir Peter's biggest movie yet. He talks to Karl Puschmann.
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Solo was the chance for Star Wars to go crazy and get weird. Instead it played it safe.
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Game review: Yakuza 6: Song of Life
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As former touring manager of the Rolling Stones, Sam Cutler's got some stories to tell...
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The conceptual Birthday Suite pulls inspiration from the futuristic sounds of the past
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Crude, rude and hugely violent but is Deadpool 2 any good?
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Julian Dennison tells Karl Puschmann how he became a superhero in the action comedy smash
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Sarah Callaghan chases a comic high by jumping out of planes and reciting poetry...
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By not taking itself so seriously Westworld has finally become fun, reckons Karl Puschmann
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What becomes of the broken hearted? Karl Puschmann asks Marlon Williams.
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Is Wes Anderson's film a racist caricature or loving tribute? Karl Puschmann takes a look.