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Karl Puschmann
Karl Puschmann is Culture Editor for the New Zealand 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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Nostalgic comedy 8-Bit Christmas delivers laughs, an emotional wallop and festive spirit.
Karl Puschmann on where to watch the week's best festive viewing.
And Just Like That swaps Cosmos and Manolos for woke podcasting and grim death.
Through the wild year that was, 5 entertainment heroes rose to the top.
Maggie Q, Samuel L Jackson and Michael Keaton bring prodigious talent, but is it enough?
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best shows and movies to watch this week.
"It's hard not to take the criticism personally."
The Avengers archer finally shoots into the limelight in this grounded action series.
If you thought there was nothing new to possibly learn about The Beatles, think again.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best new shows and movies out this week.
WoT may want to be GoT, but GoT WoT is not.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best new shows and movies screening this week.
The music icon tells Karl Puschmann why big ideas power his new album.
The comedy titans dark dramedy leans into the drama and forgets about the laughs.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best shows and movies releasing this week.
Artist Erin Forsyth on her prized natural history book.
Starring alongside a robot and a dog the actor risks being outshone by the weather.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best shows and movies screening this week.
Larry David's cranky comedy is back and blissfully ignoring the big picture.
The Closer is a rare self-inflicted KO from the GOAT of comedy.
The influential band zeroed in on deviancy, Apple's arty doco glosses over it.
Brette Harrington on free climbing and her late partner, climbing star Marc-André Leclerc
Should you put The Guilty into your priority queue?
Karl Puschmann reviews Daniel Craig's final mission as 007.
It took hundreds of dead cats to restore faith in the acclaimed yet painfully slow series.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best shows and movies screening this week.
Squid Game's premise isn't new but its execution is killer.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at what's new on the box this week.
Would you be barking mad to miss it?
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best shows and movies screening this week.
Visitors left Action Park battered, bruised, broken and sometimes, bereaved.
Karl Puschmann takes a quick look at the best shows and movies screening this week.
If you've got half a mind to watch Vacation Friends, that's all you'll need.
A quick look at the best shows and movies coming to your screens this week.
Its crime isn't true but Only Murders in the Building is 2021s best True Crime series yet.
A quick look at the best movies and TV coming out this week.
OPINION: Why not enjoy a show about highly infectious deadly killers this pandemic?
OPINION: It shouldn't be up to television to teach us our history.
A look at the best shows and movies coming out this week.
Having left politics Bennett now hosts TVNZ's Give Us a Clue, the worst game show on TV.
"New Zealanders as a whole need to learn their history. Not a lot of it is gonna be good."
OPINION: An exhilarating new documentary hopes to rebrand the killer fish.
It's a big week for telly, here's our picks.
Nintendo's famous mascot hits the links.
OPINION: Or is it a journey to Castle Dullskull?
"My inner child had this realisation that Beyonce didn't know me the way I knew her."
OPINION: Netflix's newest true crime series Heist makes for arresting viewing.
The musician on receiving his most treasured possession and what it means for his future.
The Friends star returns to small screen comedy in this new workplace comedy.
Karl Puschmann chats to the stars of Marvel's new action-packed blockbuster.
Karl Puschmann chats to the former frontman about his new lockdown inspired book.
With franchise stars Sully and Mike demoted does Monsters at Work's new cast excel?
Karl Puschmann finds out how a small company in Epsom made America's No.1 card game.
OPINION: The satire of this excellent new mockumentary cuts incredibly close to the bone.
A look at four of the best things to watch this week.
Karl Puschmann talks to the stars of 2021's most joyous film.
Is the first next-gen outing for Sony's popular action duo a blockbuster or a bomb?
You could say his new series Clarkson's Farm really grows on you.
The return of the iconic duo pushes the PS5 to the limit.
OPINION: The god of Mischief escapes the grave in Marvel's time-travelling new show.
A quick look at four of the best things to watch this week.
OPINION: It's about a teen but the parents steal the show.
A quick look at the three top shows out this week.
The one where they finally get back together had a chance to get deep, but played it safe.
Where and when to watch the show and movie everyone will be talking about this week.
Reflections on the Irish countryside and creating their 1991 masterpiece, Loveless.
South Africa's Lebo M. went from poverty and exile to winning a Grammy for The Lion King.
In a woozy haze of prescription drugs and wine Amy Adams witnesses a murder. Or does she?
A quick look at what's streaming this week.
Dark comedy Made for Love proves you shouldn't know everything about your life partner.
A look at the three best new shows screening this week.
A first look at TVNZ's spin on the reality show that launched a global nightmare.
Karl Puschmann takes a look at the best new shows screening this week.
Frantic, unnerving and punishingly difficult. But also highly addictive.
A romantic gesture goes all kinds of wrong in the hilarious story of her engagement ring.
OPINION: Her new series sees the famous horndog finding love, maybe...
Presenting landlords as heroes is out of touch, out to lunch and could start a revolution.