William Dart finds a "dark, bleak history" unfolding in a superb new classical CD.

Greg Fleming reviews the latest crop of crime fiction.

By rights, grime should be well and truly dead, a musical genre consigned to the history books. Someone forgot to tell Wiley.

Lion is a remarkable true story well told, a real tear-jerker, and a great advert for Google Earth.

Three albums in and the question has to be asked: have El-P and Killer Mike lost their Midas touch? Nope.

Mesmerising tour de force belongs to Natalie Portman.

The musicality of the dancing, the lyricism of the music, and the clarity of the underlying narrative are unified and the ending is satisfying.

REVIEW: Russell Bailee says Will Smith may start out as a man who believes his own bull**** in 'Collateral Beauty'. He ends up in a movie that drowns him in it.

REVIEW: Thanks to the brooding charisma of Hardy and the scale of the battle he faces, Taboo possesses a pulpy magnetism which cannot be denied.

COMMENT: Mr. Bean is back, baby ... only this time he's a pipe-smoking police detective in 1950s Paris.

As far as coming-of-age stories go, The Edge of Seventeen's refreshing mix of authenticity and quirkiness will charm teenagers of all ages.

This a beautiful and gentle documentary with an uplifting story of female empowerment that will resonate with teenage girls around the world.

Even star power fails to keep this gross sexist flop together.

We're looking back on some of our favourite big reads from TimeOut this year. Today, we revisit Karl Puschmann's opinion piece on what to watch when TV is just too much.

The problem with Passengers is how the dodgy premise detracts from feeling the story or characters.

La La Land is an iridescent sparkle of a film that lasts all the way to a clever, perfect ending.

A film with a signature song entitled How Far I'll Go, Moana could have done with taking things a little further.

Even though Sing doesn't have the depth of other recent animations, at this time of year not having to think too hard can be a blessing.

Frankly, Elle is a twisted little number that's weirdly entertaining.

Auckland Choral's Messiah provided a much-loved finale to the city's musical year, writes William Dart.

Huge touring exhibition is an art world highlight for 2017, writes T.J.McNamara.

William Dart chooses his favourite classical CDs of 2016.

Our reviewers look at the highs and lows in Auckland theatre, 2016.

This debut feature from Aussie theatre director Rosemary Myers is a welcome addition to the coming-of-age genre.

The cast help make this one-off spin-off a pleasingly different kind of Star Wars film, one that gives a new hope to other tangential takes in the future.

Keoghan has certainly put his arse on the line to spin Harry's yarn in tandem with a personal challenge. It makes for a riveting if self-flagellating sports doco.

It has been a tough season to be a Walking Dead fan, but finally there's hope.

William Dart listens to Brahms, Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes.

Office Christmas parties, much like New Year's Eve, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and any other kind of scheduled fun, often

The new Irish comedy sees two teenagers find themselves in trouble with the police.