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Concert review: Tenacious D at Auckland Town Hall

Tenacious 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.

Colin Hogg: Hottest Home Baker a shock hit

I had an awful dream, the sort of thing television critics can suffer, and in it I imagined a new TV series.

Classical review: Provocative concert played with ardour

Jonathan Fuller's <i>Music Box</i> was a trippy welcome to Karlheinz Company's Sunday concert.

From financial flop to hall of fame

Gig review: Bobby Womack

You'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.

Movie review: Snitch

After starring in several big blockbusters in a row, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attempts something a little mellower with this moderately entertaining action drama.

Movie review: Kon-Tiki

The 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.

Movie review: Broken

Following 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.

Movie review: Snitch

Dwayne Johnson is obviously keen to put his wrestling moniker "The Rock" behind him in his first serious dramatic role in this crime thriller.

Movie review: Gambit

With 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.

Movie review: Broken

Powerful 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.

Colin Hogg: Seven Sharp finally getting some edge

That most picked-upon local television show of recent times, <i>Seven Sharp</i>, seems a little sharper these days, writes Colin Hogg.

Classical review: Touch of jazz brings fun

Auckland Chamber Orchestra has taken a courageous stand this year in its search for the unexpected.

Movie review: Star Trek Into Darkness

After proving himself the modern master of the blockbuster with 2009's Star Trek reboot, J.J. Abrams returns to helm the eagerly awaited sequel, which stands in the shadow of the best-regarded Trek film of them all, 1982's Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.

Movie review: Spring Breakers

Movie review: Song for Marion

This British dramedy squanders its fine actors. Vanessa Redgrave plays Marion, an outgoing cancer patient determined to stay in the local choir.