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Bogan hero: David Wenham’s return to cult favourite character

LOTR actor on his pointed comedy about a bogan in an Australian immigration centre.

He’s an 82 year old retired teacher, now he’s one of Sweden’s biggest cinema stars

Real-life road-trip movie propels Swedish grandfather from retirement funk to stardom.

Mythic adventure awaits: Secrets at Red Rocks could be NZ’s next kidult sensation

Māori myths and magic unfold in Racheal King's Secrets at Red Rock.

New Chills album is Martin Phillipps’ last gift of spirited indie rock

A posthumous release of previously unrecorded songs from The Chills’ frontman is joyous.

Listener’s Songs of the Week: New Tracks by Little Simz, Burna Boy, Who Shot Scott and more

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.

Where’s Johnny? The Sex Pistols’ Rotten-free return to NZ

Sex Pistols founder Steve Jones on coming back to NZ with a Johnny Rotten substitute.

Christchurch high school choir drama Tinā sings a sweet tune

Listener critic Sarah Watt reviews Tinā, the homegrown film making international headlines

Listener’s March Viewing Guide: Shonda Rhimes’ White House whodunnit The Residence

The month’s best new broadcast and streaming shows.

Bridget Jones: Mad about the boy - or just mad?

Fourth film in hit romcom series arrives with familiar charms and fresh blokes.

Colin Firth tackles Lockerbie’s dark secrets in new TV drama

A new series about Lockerbie bombing follows grieving father's long fight for truth.

ZZ Top roar back to NZ: 56 years young and still sharp dressed

ZZ Top recall Western Springs ‘88 and on why the band has legs.

Alien Weaponry: Taking te reo to places it’s never been

Film shows how young band incorporates te reo Māori into the very Pākehā genre heavy metal

The Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Lady Gaga and Courtney Barnett

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by Listener staff.

Musician Nadia Reid on leaving NZ: ‘I had begun to feel very suffocated and ceilinged’

Nadia Reid's new album inspired by motherhood and a shift from Dunedin to Manchester.

Brit Harris Dickinson steals the limelight in erotic Nicole Kidman thriller

Babygirl the latest of recent movies where middle-aged women rediscover their sexuality.

The Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by: Reb Fountain, Jude Kelly, Chaos in the CBD with Nathan Haines

Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by Listener staff.