You've got something special if you can appear on stage in a red leather suit with matching cap and glasses and still come off as charming.

After starring in several big blockbusters in a row, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attempts something a little mellower with this moderately entertaining action drama.

The beautiful poster for Norwegian ocean epic Kon-Tiki, a stronger piece of art than the poster for Life of Pi, will draw a sizeable audience even before people have seen the trailer for this classic adventure tale.

Following his starring role in American sleuth drama Lie to Me, British actor Tim Roth is back in cinemas, with his talent writ as large as the screen itself.

Sarah Lang looks forward to the third series of a sitcom that is proving one out of the box.

Patua means "to hit, kill, subdue, ill-treat", and writer-director Renae Maihi bravely takes on the subject of child abuse in the 75 nicely paced minutes of this, her second play.

Spring Breakers sees a couple of ex-Disney Channel actresses, clad in bikinis and obviously keen to shed their wholesome reputations, head to Florida to party for the spring break holiday.

Dwayne Johnson is obviously keen to put his wrestling moniker "The Rock" behind him in his first serious dramatic role in this crime thriller.

With a script by Ethan and Joel Coen, and an attractive cast and a clever premise, this comedy has all the parts required to be a success, but it turns out this gambit is harder to pull off than you'd think.

Powerful acting from a top-rate cast, including an artlessly charming newcomer, and a steady and confident directorial hand elevate what might have been a run-of-the-mill piece of British suburban miserabilism into something quite special.

That most picked-upon local television show of recent times, Seven Sharp, seems a little sharper these days, writes Colin Hogg.

Auckland Chamber Orchestra has taken a courageous stand this year in its search for the unexpected.

After proving himself the modern master of the blockbuster with 2009's Star Trek reboot, J.J. Abrams returns to helm the eagerly awaited sequel, which stands in the shadow of the best-regarded Trek film of them all, 1982's Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.

The biggest game in town is Michael Parekowhai et al at Michael Lett. It combines the talents of an artist and a collective.

After two Big Day Out performances - the first great, the second lacklustre - Tool finally deliver a show that's fitting of their art metal majesty, Scott Kara writes.