OpinionDuncan GreiveTV3's Special Report an 'incoherent mess'COMMENT: Veteran film-maker Bryan Bruce delivered one of NZ's worst hours of television last night, as he took a ''rambling, incoherent" look at NZ's school system.25 May 07:30 AM
OpinionDominic CorryDominic Corry: Experiencing the Star Trek Beyond Fan DaySeveral hundred hardcore Star Trek fans, along with yours truly, were the first people in the world to see the highly anticipated Star Trek Beyond trailer at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.21 May 10:18 PM
EntertainmentTV's most gripping race at 0.5km/hUntil last year 'competitive forklift driving' sounded like a TV idea Alan Partridge would have pitched to the BBC's Chief Commissioning Editor along with 'inner-city sumo' and 'monkey tennis'.20 May 06:30 AM
OpinionDominic CorryShane Black's top five movie momentsTo celebrate Black being back, I will cite here the five most Shane Black-iest moments from his relatively sparse filmography.20 May 02:30 AM
OpinionDominic CorryDominic Corry: Five bad movies that are secretly goodDominic Corry cites five recent movies that received an overwhelmingly negative response but argues why they shouldn't be completely dismissed.14 May 02:17 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveDuncan Greive: The hot mess that is The Bachelor NZCOMMENT: After 10 weeks of some of the most interminable and vacuous television, season two of The Bachelor exploded like an over-cooked saveloy.12 May 05:00 AM
OpinionDominic CorryIs this the ultimate superhero universe?COMMENT: To mark the release of Captain America: Civil War this week, Dominic Corry has decided to rank all thirteen official Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in ascending order of their awesomeness.05 May 06:00 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveDuncan Greive: What Mark Weldon never understood about TV3COMMENT: Duncan Greive looks back at the brief and blighted Mark Weldon era at MediaWorks.04 May 02:35 AM
OpinionGame of Thrones: Was this the worst death yet?COMMENT: After Ramsay Bolton did the inevitable on Game of Thrones and fed his stepmother Walda and her newborn son to his ravenous hounds, Alyssa Rosenberg tries to define a notoriously tricky subject.04 May 12:00 AM
OpinionDominic CorryThe five most uplifting sports moviesCOMMENT: To mark the release of Eddie the Eagle in NZ, we shall cite here the five most uplifting sports movies ever.01 May 09:19 AM
EntertainmentCan TV3 survive Barry's departure?The shock resignation of Hilary Barry from Mediaworks represents a bigger blow than any of the other high profile TV3 newsroom departures, says Duncan Greive.29 Apr 11:02 PM
OpinionDominic CorryThe best big screen beastsCOMMENT: The Jungle Book is enhanced in no small degree by the insanely realistic CGI renderings of the various animal characters.22 Apr 11:30 AM
OpinionDominic CorryFive movie remakes that might not suckCOMMENT: To celebrate my positive attitude to remakes, here are 5 currently being planned that have the potential to be buck the prevailing perception.15 Apr 02:00 AM
OpinionDominic CorryCan The BFG live up to Roald Dahl's big screen legacy?COMMENT: Could Steven Spielberg's adaptation of The BFG become the best Roald Dahl movie yet? Dominic Corry investigates.08 Apr 10:00 AM
OpinionWhy Idol host Ryan Seacrest is forgettably goodCOMMENT: Like all reporters, I get a lot of email from readers: Some nice, some horrible, some thought-provoking. It's not often, though, that an email causes me such reflection that I feel compelled to write something.08 Apr 04:30 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveDuncan Greive: A year of Paul Henry - the good, the bad, the vaguely cruelCOMMENT: A year in Paul Henry is in the rudest health of any TV3 news product this side of the peerless The Nation, writes Duncan Greive.08 Apr 02:30 AM
OpinionMaking Thor funny isn't the real challengeCOMMENT: After breaking local box office records and earning international critical and audience acclaim for Hunt for the Wilderpeople, director Taika Waititi is turning his attention towards production of Thor: Ragnarok.06 Apr 04:00 AM
OpinionWhen video games take over your lifeIf you're selling a house, buying a house, getting married, getting divorced, starting a new job, or doing anything at all that requires you to spend your free time being productive, don't buy Stardew Valley.06 Apr 03:00 AM
OpinionDominic CorryThe scary movie you have to seeThis year's NZIFF Autumn Events features the New Zealand debut of one of most stunningly assured horror movies of the last decade.04 Apr 08:30 AM
OpinionWeekend Rewind: Kidult classicsNew local family drama The Cul de Sac premieres tomorrow night on TV2, prompting NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop to revisit some of our classic kidult series.01 Apr 11:00 PM
OpinionChris ReedThe Noel Gallagher curseCOMMENT: Am I some kind of jinx? In 2009 Oasis were in the last throes of a world tour. Noel Gallagher was using his tour blog to predict dark times for the band.26 Mar 02:04 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveTV's awful second season syndromeCOMMENT: A long time ago, before HD and broadband and snackable content, there was a little sitcom that went by the name of Step By Step.26 Mar 02:00 AM
OpinionClassic NZ novelty songsNZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop scours the charts in search of some of our most memorable novelty pop songs.25 Mar 11:00 PM
OpinionDominic CorryIn defence of Pee-wee HermanCOMMENT: Pee-wee Herman is back in a brand new movie for Netflix which hilariously demonstrates that the character still has plenty to offer audiences thirty years after his iconic first film.24 Mar 06:00 AM
OpinionWhy you should get excited about cross-platform gamingCOMMENT: Gaming will soon be truly cross-platform. It's about time.24 Mar 01:00 AM
OpinionWeekend Rewind: Before the BachelorMarking this week's return of The Bachelor NZ, NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop revisits some of our early forays into reality shows.11 Mar 11:00 PM
OpinionDominic CorryCorry: Can Hollywood still surprise?COMMENT: These days, audiences are savvier than ever to the Machiavellian machinations of the macro movie marketing machine, which has rendered genuine surprise an all-but extinct aspect of modern mainstream filmgoing.11 Mar 07:45 AM
OpinionNZ's longest running TV series turns 50This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of much-loved TV show Country Calendar. NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop traces the history of our longest running series.04 Mar 09:00 PM
OpinionDuncan GreiveThe Nation is gourmet TV in a takeaway eraTV3's The Nation isn't that old. It was founded in 2010, but despite the flash modern set and the lively Twitter conversation which accompanies it, the show might be the most old-fashioned to air on New Zealand television.02 Mar 07:50 AM
OpinionDominic CorryDominic Corry: Tales from the backstage Oscars press roomRead how Dominic Corry's evening went down in the Oscars press room.01 Mar 03:33 AM
OpinionWeekend Rewind: The best of TemOver the course of a near 45-year career, Temuera Morrison has established himself as one of our leading actors.27 Feb 02:21 AM
OpinionThe best game releases you haven't heard ofEarlier this year, I wrote about the video games I was most looking forward to in the coming months. But after a couple of weeks, I realised I'd forgotten one.25 Feb 09:00 AM
OpinionClassic LGBT screen momentsThis year's Pride Festival is in full swing, and this evening the Pride Parade will take over Auckland's Ponsonby Road. In honour of the event, NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop looks back at some classic LGBT moments on screen.19 Feb 08:00 PM
