EntertainmentTheatre Review: WavesAmong the razzle-dazzle of the big shows, the Auckland Arts Festival always throws up some hidden gems like <i>Waves</i>.10 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuReview: Te Po, Auckland Arts FestivalIn this fantastical Kiwi detective story, Carl Bland's musings on truth and loss are framed as "three men in search of a playwright," writes Janet.10 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Sun and stars make a splashRalph Fiennes couldn't make a bigger splash if he tried, rampaging through director Luca Guadagnino's relationship drama.10 Mar 02:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Baron Cohen film does it againThe things you learn at the pictures. Had I not seen Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, I might have gone through life sublimely unaware of the word "bukkake", let alone the concept. That may have been no bad thing, of course.09 Mar 11:00 PM
EntertainmentKendrick Lamar's offcuts show genius at workOf course it's great. We're talking about Kendrick Lamar here, an artist who's not just the the Best Rapper Alive.09 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The skin of your teethThis is savage. One minute you're watching someone being ripped to death by a sabre-toothed tiger.09 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert review: Sufjan Stevens, The CivicSufjan Stevens described his mesmerising and moving Civic Theatre show last night better than anyone else could: "A celebration of termination."09 Mar 01:20 AM
EntertainmentReview: Duck, Death and the TulipThe makers of this show have given themselves a challenge: they've attempted to adapt what is primarily adult literature for 4-8-year-olds.07 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Mega-music honours war heroesJohn Psathas' collaboration blends live players and international musicians against World War I battlefields.06 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAlex CaseyAlex Casey: Hail, Caesar!The latest offering from the inimitable Coen brothers is <i>Hail, Caesar!</i>, a goofy love letter to the golden age of Hollywood.05 Mar 08:00 PM
EntertainmentMadonna cries - then pashes Kiwi fanMadonna left fans bewildered after her first Auckland show, during which she performed a sex act on a banana and broke down in tears for her son Rocco.05 Mar 11:47 AM
EntertainmentTV review: First night reservations about The Night ManagerTV3's new BBC spy drama The Night Manager might be lavishly appointed but its debut episode felt a little hollow.04 Mar 09:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Yevgeny Sudbin plays Medtner & RachmaninovSudbin pursues these philosophies in an entertaining booklet essay for his new CD of Medtner and Rachmaninov.04 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Hail, Caesar!The new Coen Brothers film about old Hollywood has its moments but its narrative juggling act doesn't come off.04 Mar 03:10 AM
OpinionCalum HendersonWhy can't I just have toast for dinner?Calum Henderson tunes into Netflix's batch of cooking docos, and wonders why every meal has to be an art form.03 Mar 11:34 PM
OpinionKarl PuschmannBetter Call Saul a slow trip worth takingFor a show about a fast-talkin' shyster, Better Call Saul sure moves slow. It's unhurried and deliberate, writes Karl Puschmann.03 Mar 08:35 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Gods of Egypt 3DSoap opera melodrama and visual effects wizardry combine in a mythical Egyptian fantasy adventure - and it's an uncomfortable mix.03 Mar 05:00 AM
EntertainmentMacklemore's Unruly Mess lives up to its titleThose controversial outfits. That awful humble-brag apology to Kendrick Lamar. And their virtually unlistenable Valentine's Day single, Spoons, an ode to having a cuddle in bed.01 Mar 10:30 PM
EntertainmentSonic energy doesn't disappointI first saw Sleater-Kinney at the Kings Arms in 2002 as a teen punk, back when the stage was barely a stage. I loved them so much I flew to Melbourne to see them again.29 Feb 10:02 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Henry VThe local production of Henry V, with an all-female cast of 29, steers a path somewhere between the two extremes.29 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentVisceral tale a rousing wake up for humanityIt's a dog-eat-dog world in this uncompromising reworking of John Gay's 1728 <i>The Beggar's Opera.</i>28 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPoetry and power join in Brahms concertoPoetry and power merged as promised for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of young Spanish conductor Antonio Mendez.28 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionAlex CaseyAlex Casey: Zoolander 2It has taken me a while to process things in the aftermath of <i>Zoolander 2</i>.27 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Fjarran, Dalecarlia Clarinet QuintetAfter post-graduate studies in Sweden, McGregor has remained in that country, returning home in 2014 to tour with the four string players of her Dalecarlia Clarinet Quintet.26 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert review: Jeremih, PowerstationOn record, Jeremih's smooth, sexed-up take on R&B sits somewhere between R Kelly and Miguel, his voice mixing with electronic bass tricks that feel so current it hurts.25 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentYou're forbidden to watch Fuller HouseThere's a point where nostalgia becomes more like necrophilia, and Fuller House immediately crosses that line.25 Feb 06:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Film a fine portrayal of human horrorThe story of the Sonderkommando, the "special units" of Jewish prisoners in Nazi death camps forced to assist with the exterminations of the Final Solution, has been little-told in the cinema.25 Feb 03:30 AM
EntertainmentMaggie Smiths latest film a 'dame' good timeIf you liked the arched eyebrow of the dowager countess at Downton Abbey, you just have to get a load of this.25 Feb 02:30 AM
OpinionChris SchulzPrince fans missed a great A$AP Rocky show last nightPrince wasn't the only purple-obsessed performer in town last night.24 Feb 08:50 PM
OpinionPrince NZ concert reviewPrince showed he had more rhythm in his little finger than most humans during his last NZ concerts.24 Feb 04:29 PM
EntertainmentReview: There's only so much Death Cab you can takeDeath Cab For Cutie have been around the block since the 90s and yet this is only the band's second time performing in New Zealand and their first time in Auckland - needless to say, their long time fans were delighted to finally be seeing them.23 Feb 10:49 PM
EntertainmentOur First Home gets the foundations rightDepending on your appetite for DIY, Our First Home is either the connoisseur's Block NZ or merely The Block NZ with all the boring bits left in.23 Feb 04:00 PM
