EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Untold Story</i>Monica Ali's new novel is unconvincing but entertaining. Where would Princess Diana be now if she faked her death?29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Gillespie and I</i>The opening of Jane Harris' second novel gives little indication of how dark it will become.29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Lady Gaga, Born This WayIt's always been her defence. She was born this way. Born as an egg flanked by male strippers. A raw piece of meat.26 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: BiutifulDeath casts a long, dark shadow across the fourth feature by the Mexican-born director of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel.25 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Wimpy Kid stays in the pictureThat wimpy kid hasn't toughened up yet but he's back for another round of pre-teen embarrassments, reports Michele Manelis.25 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: AgoraAlexandria in the 4th century is the setting for Oscar-winning director Alejandro Amenabar's latest drama.25 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>Inside Stories: A History of the New Zealand Housewife 1890-1975</i>What a great read. Frances Walsh's book is a fascinating work of New Zealand social history written with wit, intelligence and a refreshing lack of condescension towards the ideas and attitudes of the last century. 23 May 02:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Conductor</i>For the magic of a novel two things are required: beautiful writing and brilliant storytelling.22 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesIt is shorter, slightly less dependent on special effects, comes with vampire mermaids, and a story that can almost be explained. Almost.20 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Friendly Fires, PalaChipper British synth pop might be a common description of new releases these days but Friendly Fires continue to keep it fresh on their second record.18 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Tyler, The Creator, GoblinThis young rapper and production whiz has an ego the size of Kanye West's - and he's still only 20.18 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: The Waifs, TemptationThis award-winning Australian folk-rock-blues outfit is much tougher than their fragile name suggests.18 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>King Of The Badgers</i>Taking a sharp look at humanity's foibles.18 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Gallows Bird</i>The fact that a reality television show features in Camilla Lackberg's mesmerising new novel will mean little to New Zealand readers of this best-selling Nordic writer, but her fellow Swedes might discern a little score-settling.15 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBook Review: <i>The Novel in the Viola</i>A witty, irreverent and gutsy heroine carries this new novel.15 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum Review: Steve Winwood, Revolutions: The Best of Steve WinwoodGraham Reid considers Steve Winwood's career from teenage soul-boy to mainstream man.13 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: From Time to TimeJust as his latest television drama, Downton Abbey, hits our screens, so does writer and director Julian Fellowes' second feature film as director, the family-oriented period drama From Time to Time.13 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentJulian Fellowes peers into the pastThe work of Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes is now on screens both big and small. He talks to Peter Calder about the revived appetite for period drama.13 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Hook, Line and SinkerTaylor and McGlone play P.J. and Ronnie, a modest suburban couple raising her teenage kids on his wages as a truckie and the proceeds of her small wedding dress business.13 May 07:00 PM
