EntertainmentMovie review: It FollowsThe budget is minuscule. There are no big names. Set pieces are delivered infrequently, and on a small scale. And if it's monsters you're after, there are precious few ghouls, goblins, ghosts or gremlins.08 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Pitch Perfect 2Pitch Perfect was hilarious, feel-good fun, and one of the surprise hits of 2012.08 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentTV pick: The Odd CoupleLatest iteration of a well-worn concept doesn't lack for one-liners.07 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentGame review: Zombie Army TrilogyThere is a hierarchy of acceptable deaths in the gaming world. The safest bets are robots, and families have enjoyed slaughtering billions of them with not the slightest moral code bent.07 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleBar review: The Kingslander, KingslandThere’s a pretty comprehensive range of Monteith’s on tap, and we were preparing for a long evening of cricket viewing, so we opted for a pint each of Radler and Golden to begin.07 May 04:00 AM
EntertainmentKiwi actress talks spooky new roleKiwi screen star Tandi Wright looks death in the face in her first American series. She talks to Lydia Jenkin.07 May 03:00 AM
OpinionAre videogames too expensive in NZ?Are videogames too expensive in New Zealand? Siobhan Keogh investigates.07 May 02:00 AM
EntertainmentKurt Cobain: Behind the reluctant rock starA new documentary about Kurt Cobain may change the way you think about the troubled Nirvana frontman. Director Brett Morgen tells Chris Schulz about his labour of love.07 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentHozier plans to take NZ to churchHozier, the Irish singer-songwriter who has taken America and much of the pop world by storm with his hit Take Me To Church is heading to Auckland.06 May 07:30 PM
EntertainmentJoan Baez brings back folk to NZVeteran folk singer and activist Joan Baez is returning for a three-date tour of New Zealand.06 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Mumford & Sons, Wilder MindOn the surface, one might say that Wilder Mind, the third album from the London quartet, has seen Mumford & Sons change from waistcoats and plaid to leather and denim. But that's a bit misleading really, a hokey oversimplification.06 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Casual Vacancy: What JK Rowling did nextIf you're wondering what J. K. Rowling did after finishing up with the Harry Potter franchise, here's your answer: she went to war.06 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: That Sugar FilmI enjoyed Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me, even as I shrank from its outrageous contrivance.06 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Rugby doco The Ground We WonDocumentary that captures small-town, rugby-mad culture enthrals.06 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Paper PlanesAustralian film-maker Robert Connolly, known for Balibo and Underground: The Julian Assange Story, enters new territory with this sweet family drama about a 12-year-old boy from rural Western Australia.06 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNew NZ streaming site AllTracks launchedDo you ever find yourself overwhelmed by the huge amount of music available to you in the online world? Good news is at hand.03 May 08:00 PM
EntertainmentOur Girl sees Afghanistan actionIt started with a one-off special about a rough East End teen joining the army. But the popularity of that one-off episode, which aired in the UK in 2013, led to a five-episode season that begins on TV One this Sunday.03 May 03:00 AM
EntertainmentTV review: A bad case of bloodlustIn 1892, American woman Lizzie Borden was acquitted of killing her father and stepmother.03 May 12:00 AM
EntertainmentDuo shine in bard's comedyThe second instalment of a two-parter, this play proposes a solution to the mystery of what happened to the play that matched Love's Labour's Lost by assuming it was (and then delivering) Much Ado About Nothing.02 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Gunman is not a hit, manOne of the later sequences in this heavily armed action flick takes place in a bullfighting ring. Yes, we're now in Spain. No kidding.01 May 05:30 AM
EntertainmentFrom meth to mirth: How one man broke badMiles Allen was a struggling actor in LA when his Breaking Bad impressions went viral, making him one of the hottest tickets at this year's Comedy Festival. He talks, in many voices, to Chris Schulz.30 Apr 10:00 PM
LifestyleBar review: Orleans/Racket Bar, Auckland CBDWe couldn't go past the idea of slowly sipping an Old Fashioned this chilly autumn evening, perfectly smoky, finished with a big berg of ice.30 Apr 04:00 AM
EntertainmentPaint by numbers film a failThe wonderful choristers of the American Boychoir School (is "boychoir" even a word?) in Princeton, New Jersey, are the heart and soul of this production. But all the star power at the top of the bill cannot save a sentimental paint-by-numbers film.30 Apr 02:00 AM
EntertainmentIs Sean Penn the new Liam Neeson?Sean Penn makes a rare foray into action movies in The Gunman. He tells Russell Baillie why.30 Apr 01:00 AM
EntertainmentPrincess Chelsea: Royal CharterRising star Princess Chelsea finds inspiration in cosmic imagery and retro music. She talks to Lydia Jenkin.30 Apr 12:00 AM
EntertainmentTV pick: Our ZooA shellshocked veteran creates the Chester Zoo as the world recovers from the horrors of WWI.29 Apr 09:30 PM
OpinionThe Clash: Do you really need to watch The Bachelor?Do you really need to watch The Bachelor? Or can you catch the controversy in tweets, Facebook posts and news reports? Lydia Jenkin and Joanna Hunkin choose a rose...29 Apr 09:10 PM
EntertainmentTaika Waititi takes on 7 Days with new TV showTaika Waititi is returning to the small screen in Brown Eye, a satirical look at the news with a Maori perspective which is starting on Maori Television next month.29 Apr 07:55 PM
EntertainmentEvil Within's DLC a hell of a scareIt was a scream that startled the neighbours. I'd been fumbling around a blackened basement looking for the power switch when something grabbed my ankle. It didn't have any legs. And it was trying to eat me.29 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Blur, Magic WhipI always thought Blur got more interesting towards the end of their time.29 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Diaz Grimm, OsirisDiaz Grimm doesn't muck around. With just a handful of singles to his name, the Cambridge MC kicks off his debut album with his best song yet, a walloping combination of futuristic thuds and cascading choirs that would make Kanye West cry out in envy.29 Apr 05:00 PM
