A Man Called Ove is both dourly funny and affecting. A bad-mood feel-good movie.

Frankly, Elle is a twisted little number that's weirdly entertaining.

Auckland Choral's Messiah provided a much-loved finale to the city's musical year, writes William Dart.

Huge touring exhibition is an art world highlight for 2017, writes T.J.McNamara.

William Dart chooses his favourite classical CDs of 2016.

Our reviewers look at the highs and lows in Auckland theatre, 2016.

This debut feature from Aussie theatre director Rosemary Myers is a welcome addition to the coming-of-age genre.

The cast help make this one-off spin-off a pleasingly different kind of Star Wars film, one that gives a new hope to other tangential takes in the future.

Keoghan has certainly put his arse on the line to spin Harry's yarn in tandem with a personal challenge. It makes for a riveting if self-flagellating sports doco.

Office Christmas parties, much like New Year's Eve, International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and any other kind of scheduled fun, often

The new Irish comedy sees two teenagers find themselves in trouble with the police.

The documentary revolves around a comic book artist learning more about his family and their legacy.

A United Kingdom is a handsome, enjoyable historical drama, but doesn't quite reach the epic height it was aiming for.

Office Christmas Party veers into the ridiculous, but with a cast of likeable and quirky characters the wackiness works, without dazzling

Rising pop star's wayward third album shows he hasn't yet worked out the best way forward.

Sunday's German Christmas concert triumphantly signed off another successful year for Bach Musica NZ.

Lianne La Havas had to stop to collect herself because the crowd was "too much" - in the best way.

Elgar's Enigma Variations is a sublime piece of musical portraiture.

Sunset Song is a gorgeous slice of poetic realism which is as cruel and harsh as it is beautiful and lyrical.

There's little memorable about Trolls, but you got to hand it to these weirdly happy people - they sure know how to put a smile on a kid's face.

COMMENT: 3% it is a low-budget dystopian sci-fi Netflix series from Brazil, and it is dangerously binge-watchable.

I'll admit that The Founder, the story of the birth of McDonald's, is a little harder to swallow than a cheeseburger and fries. The

Briefs is perfect pre-Christmas cabaret for grown-ups.

The only problem with Pavel Kolesnikov's splendid new Chopin collection is that one would have liked the Russian pianist to have recorded

Allied's strong sense of déjà vu sure makes it look nice. But it sure doesn't help make it a great film.

Infinite Warfare is a decent shooter, but with other titles like Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1 out there, it might not be worth your time.

Pitch-perfect TV is rare but The Fall and Quarry come close

We check out the latest releases from Metallica, Bic Runga and Bruno Mars.

It's not often a censor's notes can be such a spoiler (Violence, horror, sexual material & necrophilia). You may want to add misogyny, cannibalism and vampirism to that list.

Duncan Grieve reviews docudrama Pike River, praising its unflinching look into the tragedy surrounding the event.