EntertainmentReview: Heartbreaking game sparks emotionThat Dragon, Cancer is an autobiographical game about the life and death of a boy with cancer. Joel, who was diagnosed at age one, died four years later in 2014. He was survived by his parents, Ryan and Amy Green, who made the game.28 Jan 03:15 AM
OpinionCalum HendersonDo these tattoos hold all the answers?Calum Henderson reviews new Sunday night crime drama Blindspot that features just as many tattoos as the mid-00s NZ's metal scene.26 Jan 08:10 PM
EntertainmentChris Schulz:Girls is back with severely awkward encounters and truly revolting sex scenes. Chris Schulz is watching and loving it. So why is no one else?24 Jan 08:00 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveWas this best revenge on love cheat ever?Doctor Foster was a treat of a show - and a warning to cheating husbands everywhere, writes Duncan Greive.22 Jan 08:30 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveIs this TV3's smartest move yet?Ditching 3News and replacing it with a Newshub might be the best move TV3 has made in a long time, writes Duncan Greive - founding editor of the TV obsessed website The Spinoff.21 Jan 11:20 PM
EntertainmentReview: World's better on a bikeAs all bikies will tell you, it's much more fun on two wheels. But that hasn't been the case in gaming.21 Jan 06:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Game has swagger to burnWith its sharp graphics and punchy racing, this Need For Speed reboot feels like it's had the Fast and the Furious-style makeover it so desperately needs.21 Jan 05:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Double bill gutsy start to seasonThe Pumphouse celebrates 20 years of presenting Shakespeare with an ambitious double-header that traverses the extreme poles of the Bard's art.21 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The Hateful EightThe director's latest may namecheck Auckland, where it premiered last night, but his new Western is short on wit and long on brutality.21 Jan 05:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Oscar nominated film 'bland'It's hardly surprising that stories of immigrants to the Land of the Free have such a proud cinematic history: the immigrant experience has everything - risk, longing, regret, hope, danger - that makes for great drama.21 Jan 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Penguin's pal saves the day in new kids movieIf you're looking for a sweet family film to entertain the younger kids these holidays, Oddball will do the trick.20 Jan 05:30 PM
OpinionCalum HendersonHow TV3 could spice up Story this yearNewsreaders could learn something from summer shows, says Calum Henderson.19 Jan 05:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Big ShortThe Big Short is equal parts goofy crime caper and cold-blooded rage against the machine that created the Global Financial Crisis.17 Jan 03:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: SuffragetteCarey Mulligan stars in a riveting true story about the struggle for women's emancipation.16 Jan 10:00 PM
EntertainmentKate Tempest: Not just any old rap showIf you're planning on seeing Kate Tempest live anytime soon, be prepared to be hit by an avalanche of words.16 Jan 03:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Six60, Villa Maria EstateIf you want to get a sense of exactly how big Six60 have become, last night's concert at Villa Maria was a pretty strong statement.16 Jan 09:32 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveThe TV show everyone is talking aboutNetflix doco shows investigative journalism at its compelling best, writes Duncan Greive.16 Jan 04:10 AM
EntertainmentReview: Bowie's last album 'extraordinary and tragic'The pall of Bowie's unexpected death now hangs over this exceptional album, bringing an element of tragedy to it that, just last week when it was released, wasn't there.13 Jan 09:35 PM
EntertainmentDid Auckland just see the greatest rapper alive?'King Push,' 'Push-a-ton' and 'El Presidente'. There are many names Pusha T goes by, but perhaps the most fitting is, 'Greatest Rapper Alive'.09 Jan 07:15 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: SistersDespite a few hit-and-miss moments, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler prove yet again to be a dynamic duo, Francesca writes.07 Jan 03:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The RevenantWell-matched actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy help deliver a savagely authentic Old West survival thriller07 Jan 01:30 AM
EntertainmentReprise shows a Springsteen on fireWhere Coldplay's 2014 album Ghost Stories was a somewhat downcast and subdued affair of heartbreak and uncoupling, an album of woe if you will, then A Head Full Of Dreams is an album of woaahhhhh'.17 Dec 09:30 PM
OpinionJoanna HunkinReview: AC/DC still thunderous funWhen the promoters behind AC/DC announced they were bringing the show to New Zealand, they wanted to stress a point - these days, AC/DC is not a rock show.15 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDuncan GreiveMost chilling episode in Shorty historyLast night's Shortland Street finale was an eruption of bloodshed dominated by a hostage crisis and punctuated with a whodunnit, writes Duncan Greive.15 Dec 04:30 AM
EntertainmentUMO fulfil and exceed fans' excited expectationsThey were spontaneously whooping, smiling, talking too fast, unable to stop jiggling on the spot.13 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Chills deliver heavenly pop hitsThe strength of this show was the ongoing miracle of <i>Silver Bullets</i>, the Phillipps band's first proper album in nearly 20 years and the lively delivery its songs got from him and his 21st century line-up.13 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Ed ends tour on high noteEd Sheeran upsized to Mt Smart Stadium for his latest NZ concert, where close to 50,000 fans watched him play a two-hour set last night.12 Dec 08:16 PM
EntertainmentReview: Big Bird flick unengagingI am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story plays like an extended promo, washed with a score of elevator-music strings, and composed of so many talking-head snatches that it often feels like a trailer for itself.09 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentWhy Man vs Fly might be the future of TVThe future of television, we've been hearing for ages now, is online.07 Dec 01:15 AM
OpinionSteve Braunias'Gulps of joy, shocking displays of greed'STEVE BRAUNIAS' THE BLOCK FINALE REVIEW: Cat and Jeremy, not Brooke and Mitch, deserved to win - they are a true reflection of New Zealand.06 Dec 11:50 PM
OpinionSteve BrauniasGoodbye Block, we'll miss some of youTools down. This week The Block NZ: Villa Wars marked the end of the build, the final bang of the hammer, the last creak of Cat's croak.06 Dec 12:30 AM
