EntertainmentMovie Review: Mozart's SisterAn extremely enjoyable period drama that speculatively fills in the gaps in the ignored life of a sidelined sibling, this independent French production achieves miracles on a reportedly tiny production budget.13 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Just Go With ItJust Go With It is a good way to approach this average romantic comedy from long-time collaborators Adam Sandler and director Dennis Dugan (Happy Gilmore, You Don't Mess with the Zohan).13 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Sarah's KeyThe past catches up with the present to potent and sometimes shattering effect in this moving French film that hints at the wartime horrors it revisits without ever explicitly depicting them. 13 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Ghost Wave, Ghost WaveWith some of the momentum of the Clean, urgent droning vocals and pure psychedelic guitar jangle, this debut EP by Auckland-based three-piece Ghost Wave touches a lot of familiar places.13 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Invisible Bridge</i>Julie Orringer’s first book, a stunning short-story collection entitled <i>How To Breathe Underwater</i>, was a <i>New York Times</i> notable book.11 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>In The Company Of Angels</i>Copenhagen in the early 1990s. Bernardo Greene is a patient at a Clinic for Torture Victims. In his native Chile, he'd been tortured for two years by the Pinochet regime.11 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTV Review: MasterChef, episode 8Sometimes you get the feeling that some contestants think they know better than the producers and the judges. And then those people aren't there any more. 10 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: William Shatner at the CivicThe lasting affection for Shatner is partly because he's been smart enough to make a fool out of himself, writes Russell Baillie.09 Apr 02:16 AM
EntertainmentMovie Review: MammothMoodysson's film drew catcalls at its 2009 Berlinale screening, the first outside his native Sweden. On balance, such a response seems unduly passionate; it might have been more appropriate to snore.08 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Sucker PunchAfter proving himself as a master of turning comic books into visually tantalising films, Zack Snyder was allowed to create his dream project.08 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentTV Pick of the Week: Killing TimeIn New Zealand, it seems the only real criminals we get to see on on telly is on the CCTV footage on <i>Police Ten 7</i>.06 Apr 09:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Grand Rapids, Faintheartedness<i>Faintheartedness</i>, the second solo work from ex-Goldenhorse guitar/vocalist/songwriter Ben King, but first under the moniker Grand Rapids, started as a limited release giveaway about a year ago.06 Apr 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: Mary Ann in Autumn: A Tales of the City NovelBack in the 1970s Armistead Maupin's <i>Tales of the City</i> columns captured the off-beat spirit of San Francisco. One of Maupin's leading characters was Mary Ann Singleton, a TV presenter. 06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: The Fleshtones, Brooklyn Sound SolutionThe limited edition of this album comes with a DVD doco about this New York garage band. It's entitled <i>Pardon Us For Living But the Graveyard</i> is Full and that's apt, as the Fleshtones have been around forever.06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: OceansThe G rating for this visually stunning nature documentary should be accompanied with a note that it "contains commentary that is banal, incomprehensible or unhelpful - sometimes all three at once". 06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: HopMixing live action with animated characters like we've seen in other films such as <i>Alvin and The Chipmunks</i> (which Tim Hill also directed), <i>Hop</i> is technically fantastic.06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Granta 112</i>This issue of the British literary journal is dedicated to Pakistan.06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Rio 3DAs you'd expect from a film called <i>Rio</i>, music, dancing and Carnival play a large role in this bright, glossy animated comedy from the creators of <i>Ice Age</i>.06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Over The Rhine, The Long SummerAfter a series of fine albums, Ohio's Over the Rhine deliver their most sophisticated album to date06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Little Bushman, Te OrangaContinuing their exploration of folk-influenced rock and the ethos, if not the actual sound, of 60s psychedelic rock, the quartet come over reflective and quasi-cosmic on this third studio album.06 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Various Artists, Alligator Records 40th Anniversary CollectionStars: 5/5. Verdict: The history of Chicago blues in Alligator's shoes across two exciting discs.04 Apr 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones, Here We Go AgainStars: 3.5/504 Apr 05:30 PM
