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Movie review: Maori Boy Genius
The 2012 New Zealand Film Awards' best documentary tracks a year in the life of a 16-year-old Maori boy, although the genius bit may be an exaggeration.

Movie review: Haute Cuisine
A more delicate dish than last year's crowd-pleasing Le Chef, this light dramedy worships at the altar of classic French cuisine, sometimes at the expense of narrative.

Sparkling on ice
Break open the dress-up box and polish the tiaras because the Disney princesses and heroes are poised to glide back into the country in a new show. Dionne Christian previews the ice spectacular in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Stellar conductor's musical marksmanship hits target
Some of us already knew Jun Markl through his fine Debussy recordings for Naxos and, presiding over Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Last Songs concert on Thursday, the conductor's reputation proved amply warranted.

Review: A feast of fiddling
Julia Fischer's new CD with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zurich under David Zinman is a clever concerto combo that will hopefully bring the lesser-known Dvorak to listeners initially drawn to the more popular Bruch.

Comedy Festival 2013: Chris Martin (UK), Tom Rhodes (US)
They aren't in fact billed together, but Britain's young gun Chris Martin and American veteran Tom Rhodes create a great comedy face-off in their respective festival gigs.

Game review: Tiger Woods '14
Troy Rawhiti-Forbes steps into Tiger's shoes - how does he fare on the fairway?

First review: Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness is an epic action flick, and also a bit of a vampire film, writes Russell Baillie in his (relatively) spoiler-free first look review.

Colin Hogg: Tortured talent takes literal turn
In case you hadn't noticed, there are suddenly singing contest shows all over television, most of them virtually the same, separated only by key words or even just a letter.

Movie Review: Iron Man III
More than living up to the promise of The Avengers and putting the flat Iron Man II to shame, the latest superhero blockbuster from Marvel Studios is a triumph in almost every regard.

Movie Review: First Position
Following the excellent French documentary La Danse and New Zealand's reality series about our national ballet company, Bess Kargman's expose of the Youth America Grand Prix dance competition is riveting.

Classical review: Mozart cabinet case full of curiosities
Bach Musica presented a Messiah with a difference on Sunday night, giving what was possibly the first Auckland performance of Mozart's 1789 makeover of the oratorio.

Classical review: Houstoun's homage to Beethoven
Michael Houstoun's reCYCLE, with the pianist tackling all 32 Beethoven Sonatas, has begun its historic journey around the country.

Review: Black Sabbath show their heavy mettle
Led by the irrepressible Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath brought together fans young and old in horn-throwing, fist-pumping fashion.