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New releases from Jeff Tweedy and Wednesday reviewed.

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The double debut tugs at rural masculinity in understated feature Holy Cow.

Taylor Swift’s new album: No surprises – except for that sex song

Megastar's twelfth album inspired by Hamlet, Liz Taylor and Travis Kelce's manhood.

NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Bic Runga, Mel Parsons, Nadia Reid, Benee and more

Sound advice from the Listener's music department with streaming links.

Balancing act: How Cirque du Soleil’s elite performers master art and athletics on stage

There's an art to managing health in Cirque du Soleil’s athletes.

Revealed: The songs banned by Radio NZ over the years in a new show... on RNZ

For decades, broadcasters kept a book of the songs too political, sexual or awful to play.

Is football horror movie Him the worst film of the year?

Having influential director Jordan Peele as producer hasn't helped this.

Music: Local albums offer smooth sailing and nightmares in space

New releases from Leisure, Rhian Sheehan & Arli Liberman, and Alan Brown.

Spoof or Spooky? Papier mâché glitter monsters leap onto the screen in Seth Worley’s debut feature

While rated PG, school-holiday movie Sketch may be a little intense for the under 8s.

David Bowie: Five late-career gems from his 21st century boxset which prove he was great to the end

The pick of the songs from the last in a new Bowie career-overview series.

NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Tom Scott, Serj Tankian with Bic Runga, and more

Sound advice about new songs to stream (or splash out on) from Listener writers.

The last huzzah: The touching end to Downton Abbey’s 15-year reign

The long-running franchise has reached the end of its course in its grand finale.

David Byrne and Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes ask all the questions on fine new albums

New music to discover now.

Clarke Gayford: ‘Jacinda’s time in office was a whirlwind – we were just trying to keep our heads above water’

Clarke Gayford on making a movie about Jacinda Ardern and their lives then and now.

Absurdist romcom Splitsville makes infidelity a hoot

An absurdly tangled love quadrangle is lit up by brilliantly witty writing.

NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week: From Gorillaz featuring Sparks to Spinal Tap featuring Paul McCartney

New songs from Jeff Tweedy, The Bats, Yumi Zouma and where to hear them.