EntertainmentReview: Lucinda Williams at Vector ArenaDespite a shaky start and dubious encores, Lucinda Williams' Auckland show proved something special.04 Dec 09:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Rocky spin-off CreedSomehow, this next generation Rocky spin-off delivers a fresh, exciting boxing drama all its own.26 Nov 05:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Lance Armstrong's cheating heartYou don't have to like cycling to find yourself leaning into the corners on The Program.25 Nov 06:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review: </i>Wanda Jackson at The PowerstationWanda Jackson's promoters moved the venue twice as demand grew. Jacqueline Smith made it to The Powerstation on Tuesday to see what all the fuss was about.23 Jun 03:19 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: <i>Shrek Forever After</i>Everyone's favourite ogre faces a midlife crisis in what might be the most serious <i>Shrek</i> movie of them all, writes Russell Baillie.17 Jun 06:40 AM
EntertainmentKate Nash: <i>My Best Friend Is You</i>It starts very distinctively Kate Nash: all pretty piano, stirring strings, claps, and her voice - sweet as pain au chocolate.12 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: <i>Letters to Juliet</i>With a script lacking in imagination and a predictable plotline, <i>Letters to Juliet</i> is quite simply overwhelmed by romantic cliches.12 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTV Eye: More fluff than clawsThe new <i>Underbelly</i> lacks tension in its portrayal of King's Cross life, writes Linda Herrick.12 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDeftones: <i>Diamond Eyes</i>On <i>Diamond Eyes</i> Chino is back to his shrieking, yowling, and soaring best with a unique voice that sounds like he's singing through a loud hailer.12 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: <i>The Secret in Their Eyes</i>Timely thrills from troubled Argentina.12 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> The 5 Star Comedy PreviewA comic genius is a guy who can skulk onto the stage and tell a joke about not being allowed to open his hotel window and have everyone giggling and writhing.23 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> <i>Rent</i> at the Civic TheatreIt was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that <i>Rent</i> came to life.23 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKick-AssBloody, brainy and British - a superhero movie reinvented as gory comedy works out surprisingly well, writes Russell Baillie.08 Apr 05:02 AM
EntertainmentAirbourne - No Guts. No GloryStill sounding like AC/DC, with hints of Iron Maiden and Motorhead, and a small dash of sweaty Australians, Cold Chisel and the Angels.02 Apr 03:00 PM
EntertainmentSo So Modern - Crude FuturesAfter a string of EPs and vinyl releases, globe-trotting Wellington four-piece So So Modern - who recently completed a six-week jaunt around Europe - have come up with their debut album.01 Apr 03:00 PM
EntertainmentBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat the Devil's TattooThere was a time when Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were a hazy and psychedelic rock band, then they became porch song bluesmen on Howl before ramping it up again on Baby 81.01 Apr 03:00 PM
EntertainmentDane Rumble - The ExperimentFor an album with such promising name, Dane Rumble's album is not exactly experimental31 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentGerald Finley - Great Operatic AriasIf you were swept away by the broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera <i>La Boheme</i>, then Gerald Finley's Marcello may have been one reason for the intensity of your pleasure.27 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentGirls - AlbumChristopher Owen, the brains and voice behind San Francisco's Girls sounds sad - about girls.24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Men Who Stare at GoatsThere are some lovely moments and funny sequences in this wacky satire about the use of psychics within the American military, but <i>The Men Who Stare at Goats</i> never quite reaches its potential to be a laugh out loud film or a sharp po24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentBeach House - Teen DreamBaltimore duo Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally produce the kind of music that confuses your sound receptors at the same time as comforting them.24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentSa Dingding - HarmonyThe debut album Alive of two years ago by this photogenic Chinese singer was a mish-mash of electro-pop, slightly twee vocals, Chinese folk, new age blandness and deadening over-production.24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentPig Out - Rave XLet's take a trip back in time to when ravers wore gas masks, and if you weren't wearing a mask you were blowing a whistle, while dancing to yabbering happy hardcore and banging beats that send you raving mad.24 Mar 03:00 PM
EntertainmentGoldfrapp - Head FirstIt's been a decade since British electronic act Goldfrapp - singer, synth player and clothes horse Alison Goldfrapp and producer Will Gregory - released their debut album Felt Mountain.24 Mar 03:00 PM