New ZealandWilliam Dart reviews APO's Outraged concertConductor Giordano Bellincampi ensured an exhilarating night with the APO.27 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTwo TV shows that are quietly starting a revolutionCOMMENT: Thanks to Insecure and Atlanta, each are quietly revolutionary the idea of African American sitcoms.27 Oct 12:00 AM
EntertainmentIs Doctor Strange Marvel's best superhero yet?Oh good. Another rich prick gets a cape and a suit. Wait, come back. This isn't that sort of superhero movie.26 Oct 11:30 PM
EntertainmentIs this the best movie of the year?The way Hell or High Water gently and precisely unfurls its plot, the characters and their motivations lifts this above the ordinary.26 Oct 11:00 PM
Entertainment'Veteran political director in top form'I, Daniel Blake may be an incensed political film. But it runs on the hope that a decent bloke will get asked just that.26 Oct 10:00 PM
EntertainmentReal pain behind Slipknot's Auckland showAfter two hours of hollering bruising, demonic anthems, Slipknot's frontman finally showed his true emotions.26 Oct 09:07 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Lucrece, Auckand Shakespeare CompanyAuckland Shakespeare Company's Lucrece confronts the way rape debases our humanity.26 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre reviews: Shot, Bro and Brown: It's complicatedReal-life experiences depicted with humour, intensity and relevance.25 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAPO's Final Symphony a marketing triumphAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Final Symphony was a marketing triumph, selling out its first performance and occasioning a Saturday night re-run.23 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Under the ShadowIt's getting harder and harder to do new things with horror.22 Oct 10:10 PM
EntertainmentReview: Suburban-spy spoof mildly amusingAs a spoof or spy movie, you have to say this about Keeping up with the Joneses - it sure can't keep up with those Smiths.22 Oct 03:20 AM
EntertainmentClassical CD review: William Dart on Anna Netrebko's VerismoSoprano's star status guarantees local release.21 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTJ McNamara: At the galleriesTJ McNamara finds an exhibition which breaks the mould of an artist's former works21 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe horror film you need to see this HalloweenIf Shideh wasn't already feeling demonised enough. She's a liberal-minded woman living in Tehran during the final years of the 1980s Iraq-Iran war.21 Oct 08:30 AM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Shylock and Under Milk Wood, Herald TheatreBritish actor Guy Masterson shows why he is a master of solo performances.20 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentWilliam Dart reviews Opera Factory's Opera Off BroadwayOpera double-bill is a refreshing reminder of the art form's rich potential.20 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHow Michael McIntyre sold out VectorUsually, I prefer the offensive type of comic but McIntyre performed a fairly wholesome set at no one's expense and with just as many laughs.20 Oct 09:30 AM
EntertainmentJack Reacher should not have gone backThe second Jack Reacher film fails to measure up to just about everything.20 Oct 09:00 AM
EntertainmentCould Ouija be the horror hit of Halloween?Ouija: Origin of Evil is a familiar story but Flanagan throws in just enough creepy and witty twists to keep you interested in how it turns out.20 Oct 06:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Charming, light and nostalgicFor all its classy production values, Café Society isn't as invigorating as Woody Allen's top-notch work can be.19 Oct 11:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Kings of Leon's Walls is more of the sameIs this the comeback album Kings of Leon needed?18 Oct 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNew dance works met with applause and cheersCreative excellence and exquisite performances close this year's Tempo Dance Festival.18 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPriscilla, sparkling night out with reservationsDoes Priscilla, Queen of the Desert still wear the crown?18 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDocudrama tells difficult story with clarityThe death of Janet Moses is a sad, difficult story, however the crime docu-drama Belief tells it with poise and clarity.17 Oct 11:30 PM
EntertainmentDancer Rodney Bell celebrates return homeRodney Bell's Meremere is a beautifully crafted hour of beguiling story-telling through dance.17 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRewarding London Conchord Ensemble concertThe eight expert players of the London Conchord Ensemble delivered a high-minded Friday night variety concert.17 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSparks fly in romp at DIY classroomDirector Janice Finn has assembled a dream cast for The Pink Hammer, including The Real Housewives of Auckland star Louise Wallace.16 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentBilly Elliot pirouettes into townBilly Elliot, a story of triumph over adversity.16 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentWillliam Dart: Dame Kiri delights and entrancesDame Kiri Te Kanawa's Aotea Centre recital was a courageous undertaking for the 72-year-old soprano. It was an evening of some entrancement.16 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTJ McNamara: At the GalleriesFreeing the Memory is one of the large standout images on display at Artweek.14 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCD Review: William Dart reviews Polish Violin ConcertosA CD that well and truly proves Polish music is more than Chopin mazurkas and the 1960s radicalism of Krzysztof Penderecki.14 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFriday night funnies - why this TV3 show needs more timeFunny Girls sparkles with promise and frequently delivers piercing insight and always a wild charisma and energy, but it also has issues.14 Oct 03:15 AM
EntertainmentArgentinean film a 'wild tale told well'As the 2014 Oscar-nominated anthology Wild Tales showed, Argentinean cinema does like its black comedies.13 Oct 12:30 AM
EntertainmentThe Da Vinci Code is back - and terribleIt's ten years since Tom Hanks first played the dull but exceedingly well-read Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Code, and seven since he did another lap of art-history orienteering in Angels and Demons.12 Oct 11:30 PM
