
Book Review: <i>Hand Me Down World</i>
It is a tricky little bugger of a book this one. Distant, confusing and perhaps a little cliched in parts, it is also compelling, subtle and maybe even brilliant.
It is a tricky little bugger of a book this one. Distant, confusing and perhaps a little cliched in parts, it is also compelling, subtle and maybe even brilliant.
The book that has everything, Kehua! offers murder, adultery, incest (and plenty of it), redemption and ghosts.
LOCALS: Alix Bushnell is one of a strong raft of characters in Mataraki.
The synopsis for Monsters makes it sound like a classic sci-fi flick about an alien invasion on earth, but it is far from it. Dreamy, allegorical and sparse.
Word is that a campervan trip around NZ in 2009 and appearing at Neil Finn's 7 Worlds Collide reinvigorated Scottish singer Tunstall who leapt to fame overnight on a Jools Holland show six years ago.
Scott Kara review the reigning R'n'B queen's latest album.
With this review I want to declare two biases. I am a big fan of Laurence Fearnley’s writing and particularly loved Edwin + Matilda.
Gender politics divide and rule as Celebrity Apprentice kicks off this Tuesday. By Deborah Hill Cone.
Master director David Fincher (Fight Club, The Game) mines big drama out of the origins of Facebook in this entertaining zeitgeist-grabber.
If you can make it through the outdated cheesy intro - presumably Cee Lo Green taking the mickey out of the smooth soul greetings of the 70s - The Lady Killer is worth listening to.
Let's cut to the chase: this conspiracy thriller, an adaptation of bestselling novel The Ghost, is a thinly-veiled attack on Tony Blair by The Observer's onetime political editor Robert Harris.
Antony Hegarty is one of the most mesmerising and electrifying artists of the past decade. The Mercury Award-winner's fourth studio offering, Swanlights, rips holes in your soul.
In her new book, award-winning novelist Kelly Ana Morey has created a world out of research, imagination and a touch of personal experience that captivates and disturbs.
Rating: 3.5/5 Verdict: A little drama, a little farce, a little humour, an easy film to enjoy and forget
Rating: 4/5. Verdict: Less gingham more bling.
Rating: 4/5. Verdict: The return of a pop craftsman
Herald entertainment editor Russell Baillie spends a last night with an old friend.