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Karl Puschmann: No Friends of mine

Twenty years ago, one of the most cheesy, schmaltzy, overrated sitcoms ever to hit television screened for the first time, writes Karl Puschmann.

Maze Runner: A darker direction

The creators of new young adult film series Maze Runner say it's far grittier than its predecessors in the genre, writes Michele Manelis.

Boxtrolls: It's one out of the box

The makers of Coraline and ParaNorman return with another stop-motion wonder in Boxtrolls, writes Helen Barlow.

Tour news: Sol3 Mio

The cheeky Samoan trio, comprised of brothers Pene Pati and Amitai Pati and their cousin, Moses Mackay, have announced a series of live dates throughout February and March.

Tour news: The War On Drugs

If you are involved in an indie-slanted record club, or you read <i>Pitchfork</i>, or you simply like really great rock 'n' roll songs, you will have been spinning <i>Lost In The Dream</i>.

Movie Review: The Maze Runner

Sci-fi survival tale will leave teens hungry for more, this cross between the Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games leaves you wanting more.

Moment of sleuth in Brokenwood

Lydia Jenkin takes on the detective squad of The Brokenwood Mysteries in a game of Cluedo to get them to spill the beans about their roles on the new local crime drama.

Show forgets the season

In spring, a middle-aged, mad keen gardener and cook and telly critic's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... things other than watching television. Such as spring, perhaps.

Farrier: Darby's straight man

David Farrier writes about playing interviewer to various versions of Rhys Darby in the comedian's new television show, Short Poppies.

5 superhero shows on the way

Having taken over the multiplexes, comic-book superheroes and fantasy figures are now upping their grip on prime time with an array of prequels, spin-offs and crossovers. Dominic Corry reports from Los Angeles on the masked mass invasion.

Chris Schulz: The day I was killed by Kim Dotcom

After 40 mins of waiting, we finally shuffled into a small, dark room. We didn't realise it, but we were fresh meat. This room would soon become a killing field, writes Chris Schulz.

Silver Scroll finalists, note by note

There may be no Grammy-winning, multi-platinum selling, global superstar hit in amongst the finalists this year - or not yet, at least.

Mariah Carey heads to NZ

She may no longer be at the absolute height of her stellar career, but she's still the female artist with the most number one singles in the world.

Splore gathers more acts for party

Splore Festival, which goes from being biannual to annual next year, has announced another handful of artists to add to the bill for its three-day party from February 20 to 22 at Tapapakanga Regional Park.

Album review: Pere Ubu, Carnival of Souls

With so much music codified into genres and artists reluctant to alienate an audience, Pere Ubu remain refreshingly abrasive, marginal and theatrically challenging.

Album review: Alt-J, This Is All Yours

If any band was threatening to disappear completely up their own bums, it was Alt-J.