Listener’s June viewing guide: The Bear returns, and a Good Wife spin-off
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Aussie star leads comedy inspired by US woman who started a brothel in Whangārei.
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The further steps in the life of Riley are laugh-out-loud funny.
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Juliette Binoche shines in sumptuous film for foodies
The Taste of Things focuses on the simple pleasures to be gained from making good food.
Ka Whawhai Tonu: NZ Wars brought to life in new film
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Listener’s Songs of the Week: New songs by Mavis Staples, Holly Arrowsmith and Liam Finn
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The trailblazing period drama that ruled before Bridgerton and Downton
Upstairs, Downstairs introduced NZ viewers to a raunchy new style of period drama.
Georgia Lines’ outstanding first album, plus new from Park Rd and Polite Company
Music: Georgia Lines stands apart from those who release “a banger” or “summer anthem."
Why Richard Linklater's Hit Man is forgivably implausible
Glen Powell and Adria Arjona turn true-crime caper into a high-calibre romantic comedy.
NZ film of 2023 now a stage show
Red, White and Brass joins some of our best films in getting a live adaptation.
Why the 16th century is so hot right now
Julianne Moore stars in one of two new 16th-century TV dramas that revel in rudeness.
Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de chance’ lacks a little je ne sais quoi
After his 2019 controversy, a phone call from the director may no longer be so desirable.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks from Baynk, Sabrina Carpenter, and Gracie Abrams
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
Serj Tankian on his untypical rock memoir and an Anzac Day conundrum
System of a Down singer tells his family’s Armenian genocide story.
New albums from Womad visitor Arooj Aftab and Seattle’s La Luz
Arooj Aftab is on a roll with a third album, while La Luz broaden their retro style.
Forget winter, it’s war: Game of Thrones spin-off turns up the heat
House of the Dragon’s first season included its fair share of what made GoT a phenomenon.
Homely homicides: Celebrating 10 years of The Brokenwood Mysteries
The team behind NZ’s polite TV whodunit ponders the returning show's 10th anniversary.
Mads Mikkelsen shines in gripping historical drama The Promised Land
The Promised Land is an epic tale of struggle and survival.
The Beatles' NZ tour 64: Eyewitnesses to the mania
Beatlemania in NZ: Revisiting pop culture’s big bang, 60 years on.
The Beatles’ NZ tour 64: Secrets of a showbiz coup revealed
The Beatles tour was a landmark in our cultural history, but it nearly didn't happen.
Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Eminem, Ny Oh and Lime Cordiale
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
'I’m a bit of an outlier': Mel Parsons warms up for a national tour
Lyttelton songwriter Mel Parsons’ starts national tour in the cold climes of Gore.
Paul Weller’s 17th solo album and Sam Bambery’s second impress
"The 66-year-old eloquently addresses ageing in another of his ever-changing moods."
The 1971 Women’s World Cup that wasn’t scores a big-screen revival
Doco about Women’s World Cup of 1971 is a tribute to its forgotten players.
'It gave me a hell of a fright': Love It or List It’s Phil Spencer on his time in NZ
There’s no need for owners to love or list their homes when Phil Spencer comes calling.
Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Nathan Haines, Erny Belle and Crowded House
Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.
French Film Festival: Deneuve & Huppert shine in feminist tales
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Jacinda Ardern: 'When Clarke and I first met, we bonded over Shapeshifter'
The ex-PM on why Kiwi drum & bass band became the soundtrack to her life.
Grim blue line: Darker new season of British police drama The Responder
The darkness continues in the second season of acclaimed police drama.