EntertainmentClassical review: APO's historical snapshot catches hope and faith of a soul-testing timeAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Splendour series has taken a slightly different approach from previous years.17 May 05:30 PM
OpinionTheatre review: Blunt assessment of child abusePatua 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.16 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Spring Breakers<i>Spring Breakers</i> 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.16 May 02:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: SnitchDwayne Johnson is obviously keen to put his wrestling moniker "The Rock" behind him in his first serious dramatic role in this crime thriller.16 May 01:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: GambitWith 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.16 May 12:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: BrokenPowerful 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.15 May 11:30 PM
OpinionColin Hogg: Seven Sharp finally getting some edgeThat most picked-upon local television show of recent times, <i>Seven Sharp</i>, seems a little sharper these days, writes Colin Hogg.13 May 09:36 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Touch of jazz brings funAuckland Chamber Orchestra has taken a courageous stand this year in its search for the unexpected.13 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Star Trek Into DarknessAfter 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.11 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Song for MarionThis British dramedy squanders its fine actors. Vanessa Redgrave plays Marion, an outgoing cancer patient determined to stay in the local choir.11 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: ArrowTV's latest comic book hero unexpectedly pierces Nick Grant's cynical shell.11 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentInto the depthsThe biggest game in town is Michael Parekowhai et al at Michael Lett. It combines the talents of an artist and a collective.10 May 05:30 PM
OpinionConcert review: Tool at Vector ArenaAfter 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.08 May 09:56 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Musicians go for BaroqueThere was no need to be put off by high-flown talk of "rhetorical affect" on NZ Barok's website06 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTV Preview: HarrySarah Lang finds out what's behind the gritty realism of <i>Harry</i>.04 May 05:30 PM
