EntertainmentTheatre review: Twelfth NightThe Pop-up Globe's Twelfth Night gives an idea of the atmosphere at the original Globe Theatre over 400 years ago.21 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Romeo and JulietThe Bard's complex meditation on the power of love sparkles into life on a bare stage of compelling physical intimacy.21 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionCalum HendersonReview: Family Feud feels like a winnerWill the Dai Henwood-hosted Family Feud make winning a car cool again? Calum Henderson says yes.19 Feb 02:12 AM
EntertainmentReview: Unravel an entertaining little yarnA little ball of wool just made my son burst into tears. And it was completely my fault.18 Feb 07:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Rom-com's lesson fails to deliverDirector Christian Ditter has already tackled rom-coms with British film Love, Rosie, but in How to Be Single he goes from riffing on one relationship to wrangling a clutch of them, with the ensemble piece getting the better of him.18 Feb 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Will Smith can't save ConcussionViewed from here, where American football remains, for most of us, a curiosity, this film about a doctor who challenged the sports-entertainment industrial complex behind the game is something of a revelation.17 Feb 07:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Kanye's ego finally implodes on Pablo"I added a couple of tracks." Did he what! Just two days before the extravagant release of The Life of Pablo, West's tweet revealed the addition of eight extra songs, taking his seventh album from a relatively concise 10 tracks to a whopping 18.17 Feb 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSteve Braunias reviews DJ Max KeyREVIEW: Haters were hoping Max Key would make a dick of himself on his radio debut. Instead, the Prime Minister's son was quietly determined to have a party.16 Feb 09:10 PM
OpinionDuncan GreiveTV review: Filthy Rich just more of the sameDuncan Greive says TVNZ is serving up cliches.15 Feb 10:50 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: Tennant-Austin DuoA Sunday afternoon recital by the Tennant-Austin Duo provided a stylish launch for Auckland's concert year.15 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentWatch: Betty White reviews 'Deadpool'The elderly actress said the film was "glorious". Deadpool stars Reynolds as the snarky anti-hero from Marvel Comics.Watch14 Feb 09:36 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: The Night of the QueerThis Pride Festival cabaret co-directed by Okareka Dance's Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete is an enjoyable pick'n'mix of 14 diverse pieces, Janet writes.14 Feb 09:25 PM
EntertainmentReview: Heteroperformative, BasementThis intriguing solo Pride show is misleadingly billed as "Real Housewives meets Krishnan's Dairy," Janet writes.14 Feb 09:06 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Polo, SkyCity TheatreCast of nine ensure laughs come thick and fast in satire on city's moneyed classes, Paul writes.14 Feb 08:30 PM
EntertainmentOur review of 'frivolous' Zoolander 2There was little about 2001's Zoolander that warranted a sequel, and yet here it is.13 Feb 10:30 PM
EntertainmentOscar nominated movie a 'masterpiece'When Patricia Highsmith wrote The Price of Salt in 1952, its subject matter was so taboo that she needed to use a pseudonym, Claire Morgan.13 Feb 09:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Phantom of the Opera a lavishly romantic spectacleFine lead performances in revival of clasic Lloyd Webber musical help make local production a huge achievement.12 Feb 12:00 AM
EntertainmentBritpop band recapture majestic melodramaTimeOut reviews new albums from Suede, Elton John, Jackie Bristow and Bloc Party.11 Feb 09:30 PM
EntertainmentThis video game will defeat youYou could cheat. That's the one downside of a game that includes so many visual puzzles: if you get stuck, they're all readily available and easily accessible online.11 Feb 06:10 PM
EntertainmentSick of superhero movies? This is the movie for youYou have to wonder how this exchange slipped past Deadpool's financial executives.11 Feb 06:30 AM
EntertainmentOJ Simpson drama impossible to resistIn June 1994, Orenthal James Simpson had been a football hero, then a film star and an American icon, one of the most famous and admired men in the country.10 Feb 05:00 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveIt's not all bad news for TV3's NewshubTV3's Newshub keeps enough of the old show to still feel familiar, writes Duncan Greive.05 Feb 11:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Little Room to moveWarning: If you missed the book and don't know what the room is in Room, what follows may contain more spoilers than you need.04 Feb 03:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Chris Pine's sea rescue story 'lacks urgency'Chris Pine and Casey Affleck play two real-life US Coast Guard sailors who saved 32 men from a sinking oil tanker off Cape Cod in the winter of 1952.04 Feb 01:30 AM
EntertainmentRihanna's new album rules, despite botched releaseTimeOut reviews new albums from Rihanna, Panic! At The Disco, Sia and Savages.03 Feb 09:00 PM
OpinionCalum HendersonWhy are Seven Sharp's hosts giving dietary advice?On Seven Sharp, they put cinnamon and turmeric root in their coffee. That might explain something, suggests Calum Henderson.02 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentYou need to see this filmJournalists are constantly exasperated by the depiction of journalism in the movies: crusading reporters who never take notes write their own (very bad) headlines for stories based on hunches, improbable disclosures, lucky breaks and dramatic confrontatio31 Jan 03:15 AM
OpinionKarl PuschmannHandler's heavyweight ego delivers hit-and-miss docoChelsea Handler changes tack in new Netflix documentary series that promotes slickness over substance, writes Karl Puschmann.29 Jan 09:00 AM
EntertainmentConcert review: Gillian Welch at the CivicGillian Welch and Dave Rawlings proved quietly magical in their first Auckland show in more than a decade last night.28 Jan 09:13 PM
EntertainmentReview: Raunchy road trip makes for 'pointless' comedyOther than starring in David O. Russell films, in recent years seven-time Oscar nominee and two-time winner Robert De Niro has taken to appearing in lightweight films reassuring baby boomers they're relevant, and can still party large.28 Jan 04:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Love conquers sexual politicsPredictably and understandably, this film about one of the first known people to undergo a surgical sex change has been criticised for tweaking the historical record and, more sophisticatedly, for its heteronormative approach to a transgender story.28 Jan 03:30 AM
