Listing racist remarks and restrictive stereotypes may seem simplistic at first, but this is mere preparation for some smart theatrics.

To celebrate its silver jubilee, Tim Bray Productions is bringing back favourite shows from its repertoire and The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch is first.

Harpsichordist Christophe Rousset and his three colleagues certainly gave us the perfect soundtrack for such a delicious fantasy.

Latest Disney offering is important, intellectual and hilarious and should be seen by young and old.

This third annual season of New Original Dance, showcases the choreographies of four nascent dance makers on a cast of five dancers.

Male choirs can have an advantage over their female counterparts when it comes to octaves, but women's voices in harmony have always had a unique appeal for composers.

A lack of tension and a cyclical plot does little to draw you into this lacklustre third outing, and leaves you wondering if you even care about the fate of Tris and her mates.

COMMENT: Everything about the story stank to high heaven: the dresses were purchased for her, and had a book value of less then $800.

COMMENT: Lightbox's new show The Path has got me thinking about life inside a cult. The main problem with being in a cult is that you're in a cult.

There's a point early in Dark Souls III where an angry tree bashes you to death with a branch while firing murderous magic skulls at you in a poison swamp.

Married At First Sight quickly turned into Regret At First Sight, when one of the fellas laid eyes on his new wife for the first time and thought: "Nup".

Melissa McCarthy has been hilarious in the Paul Feig directed films Spy and Bridesmaids. And her character in The Boss shows the same aptitude for physical comedy, profanity and forwardness. Only this time, it's not so funny.

By general consensus, Barack Obama has authorised about 10 times as many drone attacks as his predecessor; the death toll from drone strikes is now higher than that of 9/11 and many of the dead have been innocent civilians, including women and children.

Fear the Walking Dead's second season premiere just jumped the zombie shark, writes Chris Schulz.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Edo de Waart's second selection of masterworks on Saturday rewarded a well-filled town hall with music that strayed for only eight minutes from the Teutonic straight and narrow.

Fleetwood Mac's drummer one of the surprise guests for show at vintage suburban theatre ...

An all-star cast brings The Jungle Book reboot to life, but the new Mowgli is the standout.

There was plenty of noise in the studio during the recording of the Sacramento rockers' latest album.

Dating's cheating. Here are five reasons why Married at First Sight is better than The Bachelor.

From the reggae-rock punch of the title track to the closing caress of the lullaby-soul Dream, this is an album Smith is running on best instincts.

Slow down. Take a minute. Hit pause. Just chill. That's exactly what Quantum Break asks you to do. Frequently.

"We are comfortable with the direction we went" says The Walking Dead's executive producer after fans complain about season six's cliffhanger finale.

When you watch Sherpa you have an advantage over the documentary film-makers who shot it: they never knew what was coming.

Snow White and the Huntsman from 2012 was a visually stunning but ponderous fantasy drama, best known for the real-life adulterous tryst between director Rupert Sanders and his Snow White, Kristen Stewart.

This may be yet another animated animal movie, but, though it has its share of adorable furry characters, there's a lot more to this cartoon crime caper.

Roger Hall's collaboration with British singer songwriter Peter Skellern throws up an entertaining confection celebrating the joys and hazards of grandparenting.

The only thing worse than watching a beloved character die is having to wait until October to find out who the heck it was.

When it arrived last year, One's Kiwi Living felt more like a special kind of Kiwi purgatory, demanding viewers follow its bourgeois trends in order to attain holiness.

The veteran American singer-songwriter's Auckland show didn't just cater to his older fanbase.