EntertainmentMovie review: PolicemanAn Israeli drama directed by Nadav Lapid, <i>Policeman</i> is a peculiar beast that unfurls in fits and starts, yet never fulfils its dramatic potential.25 May 08:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Hangover Part IIIAfter a commercially successful but critically derided <i>Part II</i>, <i>The Hangover</i> gang returns to try to make things right for the finale marketed as "The End".25 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Reluctant FundamentalistBased on the excellent eponymous novel, this political thriller is set in 2011 as anti-government protests and police brutality flare in Lahore.25 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Town hall organ brought to lifeEvery two years, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents a concert of half-a-dozen workshopped compositions in a specific genre.24 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Vampire WeekendNew York four-piece Vampire Weekend have never seemed lacking in inspiration or momentum.23 May 11:30 PM
OpinionConcert review: Tenacious D at Auckland Town HallTenacious D's jokes didn't have the subtlety for an 80 minute set but they made up for it with musical talent and charisma, Lydia Jenkin writes.20 May 11:53 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Hottest Home Baker a shock hitI had an awful dream, the sort of thing television critics can suffer, and in it I imagined a new TV series.20 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Provocative concert played with ardourJonathan Fuller's <i>Music Box</i> was a trippy welcome to Karlheinz Company's Sunday concert.20 May 05:30 PM
OpinionGig review: Bobby WomackYou've got something special if you can appear on stage in a red leather suit with matching cap and glasses and still come off as charming.19 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: SnitchAfter starring in several big blockbusters in a row, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attempts something a little mellower with this moderately entertaining action drama.18 May 08:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Kon-TikiThe beautiful poster for Norwegian ocean epic <i>Kon-Tiki</i>, a stronger piece of art than the poster for <i>Life of Pi</i>, will draw a sizeable audience even before people have seen the trailer for this classic adventure tale.18 May 08:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: BrokenFollowing his starring role in American sleuth drama <i>Lie to Me</i>, British actor Tim Roth is back in cinemas, with his talent writ as large as the screen itself.18 May 06:30 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: Raising HopeSarah Lang looks forward to the third series of a sitcom that is proving one out of the box.18 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: APO's historical snapshot catches hope and faith of a soul-testing timeAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Splendour series has taken a slightly different approach from previous years.17 May 05:30 PM
OpinionTheatre review: Blunt assessment of child abusePatua means "to hit, kill, subdue, ill-treat", and writer-director Renae Maihi bravely takes on the subject of child abuse in the 75 nicely paced minutes of this, her second play.16 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Spring Breakers<i>Spring Breakers</i> sees a couple of ex-Disney Channel actresses, clad in bikinis and obviously keen to shed their wholesome reputations, head to Florida to party for the spring break holiday.16 May 02:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: SnitchDwayne Johnson is obviously keen to put his wrestling moniker "The Rock" behind him in his first serious dramatic role in this crime thriller.16 May 01:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: GambitWith a script by Ethan and Joel Coen, and an attractive cast and a clever premise, this comedy has all the parts required to be a success, but it turns out this gambit is harder to pull off than you'd think.16 May 12:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: BrokenPowerful acting from a top-rate cast, including an artlessly charming newcomer, and a steady and confident directorial hand elevate what might have been a run-of-the-mill piece of British suburban miserabilism into something quite special.15 May 11:30 PM
