EntertainmentMovie Review: The ConspiratorThis earnest but rather stilted historical drama is the first production by The American Film Company, founded in 2008 by internet stockbroking billionaire (and Chicago Cubs owner) Joe Ricketts.15 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Russian Snark"Art," intones Misha, one of this movie's two main characters, "is way of seeing; it is both gift and curse."15 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Green LanternRussell Baillie reviews the highly anticipated Green Lantern movie directed by Kiwi Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds.15 Jun 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Kitty, Daisy and Lewis, Smoking In HeavenIf the 2009 debut from London's Durham clan was the soundtrack to a very cool 1950s' school dance, then follow up <i>Smoking in Heaven</> is a more rollicking and reckless knees-up for grown-ups.15 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Apanui, Matariki FrequencyA staunch advocate of te reo and cultural pride, Apanui opens this album with an electro-thump call for everyone to support the revitalisation of the language and lopes into a reggae-driven and timely celebration of Matariki.15 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentConcert Review: Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Town HallA week ago, 18 hopeful young violinists were in Queenstown, contesting the elimination rounds of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition; on Saturday night, three were vying for top honours.12 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentTop Muddle: Those who can't do, view<i>TimeOut</i> writer Jacqueline Smith blogs on season three of New Zealand's Next Top Model.10 Jun 08:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick RulesIf you missed the first film adaptation of author Jeff Kinney's comic novel for kids, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, don't sweat it. The second instalment is more of the same.08 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Seasick Steve, You Can't Teach An Old Dog New TricksSeasick Steve - who makes his own guitars, counted Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain as friends and had Grinderman, Ruby Turner and K.T. Tunstall on his raw 2008 album Started Out With Nothing And I Still Got Most of It Left.08 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Ghostpoet, Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy JamSauntering sleepily straight out of London, via Coventry, and with roots in Nigeria and Dominica, comes 24-year-old MC Ghostpoet (real name Obara Ejimiwe).08 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Howlin' Wolf, The Howlin' WolfOne of the assertions on the cover of this album - released in 1969, reissued after a long absence - isn't true.08 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Super 8Finally, here it is: An "event" movie of this blockbuster season which is neither a superhero flick nor a sequel.08 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Scissors Paper Stone</i>Despite the glowing book-jacket recommendations from writers much loftier than me, I started out disliking Elizabeth Day's début novel, <i>Scissors Paper Stone</i>.08 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Liam Finn, FomoLiam Finn's 2008 album I'll Be Lightning not only proved the prodigal son was an iconic solo muso in his own right, it was also jolly likeable.08 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Reviews: Operation 8 and Last ParadiseThe trial from the protracted case resulting from the "anti-terror" raids of October 2007 was to have started this week. But yet another legal hurdle has meant the arrested 18's day in court is still to come.07 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: The Hangover Part IIHere's the thing. The first <i>Hangover</i> was funny because everybody was trying to remember what happened.07 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Sam Hunt: Purple Balloon and Other StoriesIt's something of an irony that this portrait of our most accessible poet should be at times quite hard to watch.07 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: X-Men: First ClassFor all the 21st century special effects which brings them to life on screen, most of the comic book superheroes still selling Happy Meals and movie tickets today started off many decades ago.07 Jun 05:30 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Larnachs</i>One of the most interesting things about reading a historical novel is working out what period detailing preoccupies the novelist and is used as a means of anchoring it to its era.06 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>My Sister Lives on the Mantlepiece</i>Never mind its unappealing cover, this debut kids' novel is bound to enchant adults, too.06 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Before I Go to Sleep</i>It's hard to think of a recent debut novel as original and ambitious in its premise - or as successful in its execution - as S.J. Watson's <i>Before I Go to Sleep</i>.06 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Miles Davis, Tutu: Special EditionOne of Miles Davis' best-selling albums has been reissued 25 years later. Graham Reid looks at its contentious back-story.03 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Hugh Laurie, Let Them TalkYes, it's a record by that actor chap Hugh Laurie. And no, it's not House music.03 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Thurston Moore, Demolished ThoughtsThis is the Sonic Youth guitarist's third solo album and there's not a screeching riff in earshot.03 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Various, Late Night Tales: TrentemollerThe latest collection of late-night vibes is curated by Dane Anders Trentemoller - and what a (mostly, anyway) spooky come-down after a night out it would be.03 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Lovely, stillFor an hour, this debut feature is just a mercilessly cheesy old folks' love story. But then it turns preposterous and, in doing so, displays something suspiciously close to contempt for its audience.01 Jun 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: The Importance of Being EarnestOscar Wilde's 1895 classic comedy of manners is so well-known that it risks sounding like a dictionary of quotations.01 Jun 07:00 PM
