True Detective screened

Despite the provocative title the show does not feature any pornographic material but offers a raw and often poignant vision of two lives unravelling under compulsive addictions.

From Colin Craig in the sauna, to Neil Finn's calves going global and Wellington's tunnel pooper, Newsworthy's first five days have been very odd indeed.

Last Saturday, Rumon Gamba presided over the tense finale of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, impressing with his individual and alert musical support for two competitors who had opted for the Sibelius Concerto.

They still made it down under despite suffering a pyro accident just days ago. But could 5 Seconds of Summer still bring the heat? Rachel Bache was there.

Beautiful beyond belief, an exotic Caribbean flock, the dancers are spectacularly talented and drawn from a nation "born to dance".

It's in Campbell's Live old spot and is surely the cheapest reality show on air right now. But is Come Dine With Me actually a genius move by TV3?

A kid ate hash brownies on Shortland Street this week. This can only mean one thing: the whacky winter season is well and truly under way.

The dancing ‘soldier boys’ perfectly translate human strength and fragility in the war, writes Bernadette Rae.

The promos aired for weeks, showing people - some short, some disfigured, some in wheelchairs - all united by their desire to find love.

This miniature portrait of a girl running away from her troubled mother evokes a lot of short words. Red Leap Theatre's Dust Pilgrim opens in a bleak desert dystopia.

Creepy and strange goings-on in new mystery/thriller series keep the cliffhangers coming for Karl Puschmann.

Here's a recent headline from the New York Post: "A$AP Rocky had three acid-fuelled orgies at SXSW."

Ever since Jerry Maguire showed him the money, Cameron Crowe has had a hard time making movies that stick.

Can the Entourage movie rise above being mere fan service? Or does it risk becoming another Sex and the City 2? Chris Schulz finds out.

As the cast go about their work it is clear that Hamlet is in the hands of seasoned professionals deeply committed to their craft and passionate in their engagement with Shakespeare’s language.

Once you know the story about Unknown Mortal Orchestra frontman Ruban Nielson's experience with polyamory while this album was in creation, it's hard to forget.

A small war in the contested Black Sea state of Abkhazia is the backdrop to this gripping and focused chamber piece, which made the final five in the best foreign film category at this year's Oscars.

Even by reality TV standards it seems a thin concept: take 10 public figures in varying stages of decline or repose, and see if any of them can learn to dance.

William dart writes: Director Lindy Hume described Rossini as a genius who didn't muck around. Nor has she with her vivid take on his 1817 fairytale La Cenerentola.

Death and the Maiden steers away from specific political considerations and takes on the more difficult issue of how to respond to the dehumanising effects of sanctioned cruelty.

There are many different forms of Enlightenment and in the hands of award-winning British playwright Shelagh Stephenson it becomes a cool, sophisticated piece of theatre.

Westside arrived on our screens, not just offering a promising start to this six-part encore to Outrageous Fortune, but yet more evidence of global warming.

Silicon Valley is the Apple of comedy. A show that's so smart, even dummies like me can get into it, writes Karl Puschmann.

The final half hour of this daily current affairs show rose above its remit to become an event, writes Karl Puschmann.

There's nothing to make you yearn for the good ol' days of music quite like a 19-piece jazz orchestra.

Overshadowed by other seismic shifts in our TV landscape, Maori TV recently debuted local Friday-night comedies Brown Eye and Find Me a Maori Bride.