It's no spoiler to say that the title character of this powerfully affecting true-life drama dies at the end.

Anohni here fully embraces her femininity and leaps straight into brittle and often dazzlingly appropriate electronica.

The crux of the game is shooting demons and running out of ammo. Constantly.

Much of it is awfully familiar, this isn't quite as inventive a period piece as the franchise was in previous decades.

R&R and Back Benches are seriously entertaining - but you need commitment to catch them, writes Duncan Greive.

Eve de Castro-Robinson introduced her Karlheinz Company programme as music that was vivid, visceral and singular.

This Tadpole production is an endearing tale of marital betrayal, more entertaining than one might expect for a romantic dramedy more than 40 years old.

COMMENT: The sad fact is that, after the events of this week's episode, there isn't any real threat in Game of Thrones at all any more.

Bird puns abound in the latest transfer from computer game to big screen.

After a 5 year gap between albums the music remains captivating. And just as anxious and as heartbreaking too.

The Angry Birds Movie exists because the video game franchise has been a phenomenal success since its release in 2010.

Whatever Elba is doing in Bastille Day, at least he does it well, which is more than can be said for many others involved, who struggle with the lacklustre script.

Courtroom drama has a peculiar capacity to grip an audience.

Bramwell Tovey's Time Tracks was a blunt, noisy launch for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Aotearoa Plus, its annual concert of "cutting-edge contemporary".

COMMENT: TVNZ OnDemand's scheduling has reached a new low - but it was always just a matter of time, writes Calum Henderson.

The Avengers are back brighter than ever - squabbling, kicking ass and cracking jokes.

Doris is a housewife and businesswoman taking her first steps in the corporate world; George is an accountant away from home at a conference.

You may have met British chamber choir I Fagioilini at the cinema, in John La Bouchardiere's The Full Monteverdi.

COMMENT: Let me put it this way, as a moviemaker Ricky Gervais makes for a great Golden Globes host.

Breaking up with your partner and having a showdown with them at a dinner party is heartbreaking - unless it's Married at First Sight, then it's captivating.

Fans of this comedy sub-genre will know what to expect; a formulaic series of interlinking stories led by a formidable cast of affable A-listers.

It might be the third Captain America movie but this isn't a stand-alone affair like his previous two, writes Russell Baillie.

Aubrey Drake Graham is having some feels. "Please give me time because I'm searching for these words to say to you," he mopes on Redemption.

It's easy to forget that TV3's news division, as well as currently providing the country's best drama, also continues to function on a daily basis.

On this afternoon's NZ Herald Focus we have the latest on a Wellington daylight bank robbery and we meet Timmy and Tux - two very cool little penguins who have formed a special bond in rehab.

Guess who's back? Yes, Game of Thrones pulled a swifty on fans but at least the latest episode came with plenty to be impressed by.

Auckland gets rowdy on a Sunday night as British metal titans Iron Maiden fly into town. Chris Schulz was there.

The revived Mastermind offered the arcane, tense entertainment of the old show in its first outing hosted by Peter Williams.

Doco about a famed restaurant is as much about social dynamics as flavour dynamics.

COMMENT: If you've ever wondered how in real life a chump like Donald Trump got to be standing anywhere near the precipice of world power, tune into Veep.