Review: Resurgence is left feeling like a derivative mash-up of bigger, better franchises.

Orenthal James Simpson has roared back into the public consciousness this year, and this riveting documentary is irresistibly compelling television.

The latest episode of Game of Thrones delivers everything you could've wanted, and everything you never knew you needed.

What new paths might Mozart have pursued had he lived to capitalise on the popular success of The Magic Flute?

The enduring relevance of Greek tragedy is persuasively demonstrated in Euripides' Medea.

Both films are based on Ed and Lorraine Warren, a real-life American husband and wife famous for their work as paranormal investigators.

The music of Eve de Castro-Robinson is well represented on CD, with three fine albums on the Atoll label.

You don't need to be familiar with Jojo Moyes' popular novel Me Before You to know what happens in this adaptation.

The Secret, based on a bizarre true story, is both painstakingly paced and a show in a hurry.

ATC's reboot brings a blast of anarchic energy to the remarkable story of how New Zealand beat the world in granting women the right to vote.

In 2016, it's possible that there is nothing less relevant or sexy than a magician.

With help from the "New Zealand Symphony Orchestra" our comedy stars slay them in New York on opening night.

Wild Things is a celebration for Brown, a celebration of love, good times, newfound clarity, and getting her groove back.

In a brazen one-man performance, Potato Stamp Megalomaniac depicts a real life roller coaster breakdown.

COMMENT: Many happy returns and thanks for the day off work to Her Majesty the Queen who remains famous enough to have birthday party broadcast on TV.

Francesco Ventriglia's telling of Dorothy and her journey along the yellow brick road opens under a wide, fresco sky.

Last year, Janine Jansen filled Auckland Town Hall playing Tchaikovsky with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, her performance melting all but the stoniest of hearts.

The two lead performances are worth the ticket price alone in this rough and tough buddy movie.

Ariana Grande's new album, Dangerous Women, is a step up with its gritty, R&B sound with a dance-pop twist.

The Japanese master of domestic drama, and heir to the tradition of the great Yasujiro Ozu turns in another of his beguilingly simple family stories.

It's a rare artist who can wrap up the past, present and future in one unique package. But that's exactly what Skepta manages to do.

It's not an album without hope and there's plenty of softness and warmth to be found in the fragility and sadness.

The Block is back, but is committing to four nights a week like starting a lengthy prison sentence?

Rachmaninov's Vespers holds a special place in the composer's output, far removed from the popular concertos that reflect his international career as a concert pianist.

Enso String Quartet still has the freshness and attack that spurred one critic to rationalise the group's smouldering power as half honey and half molten lava.

With America's heartland falling under the spell of an unlikely saviour, a local revival of Evita couldn't be better timed.

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling's 70s crime comedy suggests a Tarantino revival of Jake and the Fatman.

Take a bonkers ride into a bizarre and astonishing world of fringe fetish.

Neeme Jarvi and his Orchestre de la Suisse Romande have been immersing themselves in French music lately, with noteworthy albums of Massenet, Chabrier and Offenbach.