A great English composer is farewelled with poetry and politics.

Newcomers fill gallery with video, words and illusion.

Tempo Dance Festival's FRESH showcase offers a glimpse of dance future.

A full house was predictable with Vladimir Ashkenazy on the podium; it proved one of the APO's finest performances of the season.

Attention to detail and loads of options, such as the 300 shoes on offer, make NBA 2K17 a leader in the sports gaming genre.

A whodunit story makes an absorbing thriller on page, but less so on screen, even if it also delivers a compelling title character.

It's a spectacle-driven disaster movie that isn't pure escapism. It's got wanton destruction by the barrelful, but it makes every life - or death count.

Michael Parmenter's Insolent River: a tango is 31 years old, but its ability to entrance new audiences remains.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra rewarded a spellbound Auckland Town Hall with a brilliant display of the orchestral art.

A joyous partnership brings sparkle to underrated classical gems.

As a crisp digest of a lurid true-crime story that sprawled over 10 years, the Netflix documentary Amanda Knox deserves credit for concision.

It's called The Magnificent Seven which marks it as a remake of a remake - the 1960 original Western lifted its plot from the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai.

Director Tim Burton's adaptation of Ransom Riggs' time travelling, gothic novel about children with peculiar abilities is filled with immaculate costumes, imaginative monsters and an overall attention to detail that you don't get at the movies every day.

Award-winning show celebrates the irrepressible spirit of a life devoted to champagne and pretty things.

COMMENT: On the strength of the pilot, most viewers should be sticking with This Is Us for at least a few more episodes to see how it all plays out.

New ensemble production of Wild Dogs Under My Skirt breathes new life into Tusiata Avia's remarkable collection of poems.

After 28 years, designers continue to dazzle at World of WearableArt show.

Intense and moving, Valerie is Robin Kelly's exceptionally well-written exploration of his family's history of mental illness.

Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg's latest CD is a wonderful souvenir of a concert that too many missed.

In Viky Garden's largest work, the face emerges proudly from a passage of light.

A$AP Ferg's third Auckland appearance ended in riotous scenes last night, as a full scale stage invasion ended the show.

While you're unlikely to include Bridget Jones's Baby on your 'best of' list, it's certainly a fun Friday night film that will put a smile on your face.

Just when it seems the year in movies has already reached peak kid-in-the-wilderness, along comes Captain Fantastic.

TVNZ's newest drama Dirty Laundry tries to find comedy in domestic violence, with uncomfortable results.

It may be a rather perplexing premise, but somehow the chaotic gags and sharp script translates into a fun, sweet story about family and belonging.

Show is loosely-woven without any particular punchline, a look inside the mind of a curious character.

Black Friars Theatre has been working for the past 10 years in South Auckland to're-story' conventional narratives.

The Basement Theatre's spring season is blossoming with funny and poignant new Kiwi plays.

Two days in, the new look Breakfast team have got over their opening morning nerves. But is the show worth watching?

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