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Listener’s Songs of the Week: New Tracks by Lucy Dacus, Hozier, Julien Baker, Voom and more
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Nasty bite of the apple: Dopey Disney makeover is enough to make you grumpy
This Snow White presents nothing new and everything recycled.
Music: Avant-garde women offer accessible and challenging albums
New albums from Japanese Breakfast and Circuit des Yeux.
Marriage licence to kill: Fassbender & Blanchett’s spousal spy thriller
Black Bag has 007 ties but touches of le Carré.
The Bigger Picture: Shihad’s last blast
Barring future reunions, Shihad brought its 37-year history to a close.
Listener’s songs of the week: New tracks by Phoebe Rings, Ringlets and Mel Parsons
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Is NZ ready for its first musical sitcom? The makers of Happiness think so
Rebecca Gibney-starring show is queer, very Kiwi and set in Tauranga.
Pamela Anderson a revelation in The Last Showgirl
Former Baywatch Star shines as an ageing Las Vegas hoofer.
Doing it like Dylan: Timothée Chalamet’s performance has ripple effect in folk fandom
Some (almost) complete unknowns are making an impact with voice and guitar.
Why Seth Rogen’s The Studio is the best Hollywood send-up in ages
Comedian stars as movie mogul in star-studded satire.
Henry VIII’s sixth wife gets her moment in the spotlight in Firebrand
A fascinating, speculative drama about Katherine Parr, the wife who survived.
The notoriously prickly Ben Elton on swearing, drinking and being overeager
Ahead of his one-man show arriving in NZ, Michele Hewitson speaks with the UK comedian.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Chappell Roan, Matt Berninger, Bon Iver and more
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Aged scare facility: Behind the curtains of Kiwi rest home horror
How Kiwi director turned Owen Marshall story into Stephen King’s new favourite film.
Heights of devotion: Why Kate Bush theatre show touring NZ is no mere tribute act
Acclaimed production inspired by relationship between reclusive diva and her fans.
The film Black Dog is is a simple premise executed well
Touching Chinese bromance between man and pooch tugs at the heartstrings.
Hooked on history: Why more NZers are tuning into podcasts on the past
The past may be a foreign country but it’s never been so popular as a destination.
Back to the kitchen sink for veteran English director Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh returns to contemporary British life with Hard Truths.
Send in the clones: Why ‘Parasite’ director’s sci-fi latest is a mess
Movie from the director of Parasite fails to live up to its imaginative promise.
Music: Reb Fountain spreads her wings on her latest album
Reb Fountain steps toward seductively ethereal trip-hop.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Erny Belle, Sola Rosa, Liam Finn, and more
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Bogan hero: David Wenham’s return to cult favourite character
LOTR actor on his pointed comedy about a bogan in an Australian immigration centre.
He’s an 82 year old retired teacher, now he’s one of Sweden’s biggest cinema stars
Real-life road-trip movie propels Swedish grandfather from retirement funk to stardom.
Mythic adventure awaits: Secrets at Red Rocks could be NZ’s next kidult sensation
Māori myths and magic unfold in Racheal King's Secrets at Red Rock.
New Chills album is Martin Phillipps’ last gift of spirited indie rock
A posthumous release of previously unrecorded songs from The Chills’ frontman is joyous.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New Tracks by Little Simz, Burna Boy, Who Shot Scott and more
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Where’s Johnny? The Sex Pistols’ Rotten-free return to NZ
Sex Pistols founder Steve Jones on coming back to NZ with a Johnny Rotten substitute.
Listener’s March Viewing Guide: Shonda Rhimes’ White House whodunnit The Residence
The month’s best new broadcast and streaming shows.
Christchurch high school choir drama Tinā sings a sweet tune
Listener critic Sarah Watt reviews Tinā, the homegrown film making international headlines
Music: Downbeat, dancey, art music from Brigton and serene tunes from a Prince
New albums from Squid and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
NZ Listener’s Songs of the Week updated: Hear and see the new Marlon Williams and Lorde duet
Listen to the best of this week's new releases - selected by the Listener team.
Oscar-worthy performance explores political turmoil in 1970s Brazil
A wife seeks answers after her husband is abducted by the state.
Scottish Ballet steps out with the Royal NZ Ballet
Ballet boss says work must be relevant to society as contemporary works debut in NZ.
Music: The art of reinvention
Three new albums from female artists who scorch with guitar and synth.