OpinionAlex CaseyFriday's new must-see TVOvershadowed by other seismic shifts in our TV landscape, Maori TV recently debuted local Friday-night comedies Brown Eye and Find Me a Maori Bride.27 May 05:30 AM
EntertainmentAn interview with French director Anne FontaineFrench director Anne Fontaine talks to Dominic Corry about her new film, Gemma Bovery.27 May 02:00 AM
EntertainmentGoT: A little bit of bickeringFour Game of Thrones fans share their thoughts on season five's seventh episode, The Gift.26 May 02:50 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: Bowie IsThis doco, made and heavily branded by the V&A, is likely to be as close as fans here will get to it without an airfare.23 May 04:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: PoltergeistPoltergeist 2015 is a faithful tribute, produced with an eye to introducing the Steven Spielberg-produced original - and the phrase "they're here" - to a new audience.23 May 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Vivid reminder of terrorism in NZIt's worth being reminded, by this semi-fictionalised oral history, how unbelievably insolent and sordid "Underwatergate" was.21 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: She's So Rad, TangoShe's So Rad are a duo with wonderful musicality.20 May 06:00 PM
OpinionGoT: Was that necessary?Five Game of Thrones fanatics - Russell Baillie, Karl Puschmann, Cameron McMillan, Chris Schulz and Robert Smith - share their thoughts on season five's sixth episode, Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken.19 May 04:00 AM
EntertainmentWilly and Natalia are 'good people'Beau Monga is buzzy about a lot of things. He also thinks Willy Moon and Natalia Kills are good people: "We're all humans, we all make mistakes."19 May 01:37 AM
OpinionDuncan GreiveX Factor now a mediocre shambles<i>X Factor NZ</i> put us out of our misery, crowning the talented but appallingly coached beatboxing singer Beau Monga its second and likely final winner.18 May 10:30 PM
OpinionPaul Casserly: What's up with Sky TV and TVNZ?Some strange decisions are being made at our biggest TV networks, and Paul Casserly isn't happy with them.17 May 11:10 PM
EntertainmentMad Max a 5-star 'thrill machine'Like the many, ingenious vehicles it has roaring and exploding across the screen, <i>Mad Max: Fury Road</i> is a giant scrapyard jalopy, says Herald entertainment editor Russell Ballie.17 May 12:26 AM
OpinionFeeling the loss of HeartlandBizarre and iconic Kiwi-made TV brought comfort to the lounge, writes Alex Casey.16 May 08:06 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: A Royal Night OutWho knows what happened on May 8, 1945 when Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and sister Princess Margaret went on to the streets of London to celebrate Victory in Europe (VE) Day.14 May 05:00 AM
EntertainmentUpgrade for entry level zombie actionIt seems odd that Microsoft would bother upgrading State of Decay. Released in 2013,it was a middling zombie romp at best, with emphasis on stealth, survival and saving your mates over bloodthirsty brain bashing.14 May 03:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Doggfather uses up another life on BushHe's been a rapper, an actor, a porn movie mogul and, most recently, a terrible reggae singer called Snoop Lion. How many lives has this Dogg used up already? Six? Seven?13 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Sufjan Stevens, Carrie & LowellThis exceptional album is named for Stevens' schizophrenic and drug-addicted mother who died in 2012 and the stepfather (married to Carrie for five years when the singer was a young boy) who was his stability and currently runs Stephens' record label.13 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJoanna HunkinBackstreet Boys master the art of time travelThe Backstreet Boys brought their 20th anniversary tour to Auckland. Joanna Hunkin says it was everything her 15-year-old self could have asked for.12 May 08:45 PM
EntertainmentGoT: It's getting hot in hereSix Game of Thrones fanatics - Russell Baillie, Karl Puschmann, Sophie Ryan, Cameron McMillan, Chris Schulz and Robert Smith - share their thoughts on season five's fifth episode, Kill the Boy.12 May 12:30 AM
OpinionChris SchulzConcert review: Motley Crue & Alice CooperThousands of music fans were treated to a heavy rock masterclass as veterans Alice Cooper and Motley Crue rocked Auckland's Vector Arena last night.09 May 08:15 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: It FollowsThe budget is minuscule. There are no big names. Set pieces are delivered infrequently, and on a small scale. And if it's monsters you're after, there are precious few ghouls, goblins, ghosts or gremlins.08 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Pitch Perfect 2Pitch Perfect was hilarious, feel-good fun, and one of the surprise hits of 2012.08 May 06:00 PM
Opinion21 questions Bachelor must answerThe dust has settled, the final rose has been given and Matilda Rice has won Art Green's heart. But Verity Johnson has some key questions for the star of The Bachelor NZ ...07 May 09:00 PM
EntertainmentGame review: Zombie Army TrilogyThere is a hierarchy of acceptable deaths in the gaming world. The safest bets are robots, and families have enjoyed slaughtering billions of them with not the slightest moral code bent.07 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Mumford & Sons, Wilder MindOn the surface, one might say that Wilder Mind, the third album from the London quartet, has seen Mumford & Sons change from waistcoats and plaid to leather and denim. But that's a bit misleading really, a hokey oversimplification.06 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: That Sugar FilmI enjoyed Morgan Spurlock's Super Size Me, even as I shrank from its outrageous contrivance.06 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Rugby doco The Ground We WonDocumentary that captures small-town, rugby-mad culture enthrals.06 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Paper PlanesAustralian film-maker Robert Connolly, known for Balibo and Underground: The Julian Assange Story, enters new territory with this sweet family drama about a 12-year-old boy from rural Western Australia.06 May 05:00 PM
OpinionDuncan GreiveJono and Ben always 'go for the bum'TV3’s promotion of Jono and Ben to prime time has yet to pay off, writes Duncan Greive.05 May 09:30 PM
