EntertainmentBummer leaves you numb and numberIn the 1994 original Dumb and Dumber there was something endearing about Lloyd and Harry's idiotic, crude behaviour.09 Jan 11:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Penguins of MadagascarIf you thought the lovable penguins were out of control in 2012's zany third instalment of the Madagascar franchise, Europe's Most Wanted, then think again.08 Jan 01:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: Into the WoodsAn all-star cast brings Disney's adaptation of the James Lapine/Stephen Sondheim musical to life on the big screen, and it's hard not to get wrapped up in their obvious enthusiasm.07 Jan 10:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Nicki Minaj, The PinkprintSmart, sassy, and super scary, it showed that at her best, the 32-year-old can be considered among the best rappers around.07 Jan 09:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Marianne FaithfulMarianne Faithfull is perhaps the most over-admired, least listened-to and sometimes most tuneless singer of our time.07 Jan 08:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: D'Angelo and the VanguardD'Angelo actually dropped his first release in 14 years in 2014, a musical surprise just before Christmas, but that left us no time to review it before the holidays.07 Jan 08:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: The Chills, The BBC SessionsHere are all 12 songs collected, and show this group/these groups at the top of their game as Martin Phillipps helms them through some classics.07 Jan 08:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Winter SleepFive times honoured at Cannes, Turkish writer-director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the festival's supreme Palme d'Or last year with this film.07 Jan 05:30 PM
OpinionRight now, it’s not 6 o’clock'Right now ... it's 6 o'clock". Only five words, but they meant so much coming from Jim Hickey, the long-time TV One weatherman who delivered his last "rain generator".23 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionChris SchulzConcert review: The War On Drugs, PowerstationAdam Granduciel is standing in the middle of the stage, hunched over his guitar and stabbing repeatedly at the strings as one final note reverberates around the Powerstation's walls.18 Dec 07:00 PM
EntertainmentPaddington: Return of a rare bearPaddington was a creation of the 1950s, but the story of this polite, accident-prone bear from the depths of Peru has translated nicely into the present day.17 Dec 07:00 PM
EntertainmentLove is StrangePitch-perfect acting and a fine control of high emotion that never slips into treacly sentiment distinguish this small and lovely ensemble piece by writer-director Ira Sachs, who gave us 2008's memorable dark farce, Married Life.17 Dec 06:00 PM
EntertainmentFolies Bergere a treat for grown-upsThe new film for French cinema's leading lady has nothing to do with the fabled Paris cabaret of the title.17 Dec 05:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert review: Auckland Choral, Auckland Town HallUwe Grodd chose his words carefully, introducing Auckland Choral's Monday Messiah.16 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: RaggamuffinReggae festival's move to Auckland provides solid but soggy start to the summer festival season, writes Chris Schulz.13 Dec 08:45 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Now: In The Wings On A World StageShakespeare for short attention spans, this self-congratulatory “making-of” documentary doesn’t oblige the viewer to do anything so tedious as encounter the text. Indeed, as the title implies, it doesn’t even take us on stage very much.13 Dec 05:00 PM
EntertainmentA Streetcar Named DesireThe set deserves star billing in this Young Vic production released in cinemas under the NT Live* banner.12 Dec 05:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Hobbit: Definitive reviewAnd so it ends, with a hiss and a roar. Actually, many hisses and many roars - those from that dragon from the previous instalment going down in flames at the beginning.11 Dec 02:00 AM
OpinionRachel BacheLegend's smooth Auckland showReviewer Rachel Bache takes in crooner John Legend's Auckland show.10 Dec 07:00 PM
EntertainmentSmashing Pumpkins - Monuments to an ElegyIf you still call yourself a Smashing Pumpkins fan, there's one thing you accepted long ago - Billy Corgan is a bit of a prick. T10 Dec 06:20 PM
EntertainmentDictaphone Blues - Mufti DayMufti Day is the third album from Auckland-based Dictaphone Blues, and it's the best one yet.10 Dec 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Romeo and Juliet, TapacShakespeare's tale of teenage love is brought to life with an authentic, very contemporary infusion of teenage vitality from the Young Auckland Shakespeare Company.07 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Hauraki Horror, The BasementThe Basement's Christmas fundraising tradition is as scruffy and silly as a present wrapped by toddlers using tinsel and a gluestick.07 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: SundayThe cool good looks and technical confidence of this self-funded feature belie its limited budget. But they can't compensate for a seriously underdeveloped script.05 Dec 07:00 PM
