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Comedy review: Wash Your Mouth Out

I have never been a big fan of comedians who resort to crude, shock humour, riddled with curse words that would make a sailor proud. So it was refreshing to get along to Wash Your Mouth Out, at Vault at the Q Theatre, in Auckland.

Chang a feast for the eyes but not ears

From the start, Sarah Chang seemed to project impatience rather than impetuosity, writes William Dart.

The Gunman is not a hit, man

One of the later sequences in this heavily armed action flick takes place in a bullfighting ring. Yes, we're now in Spain. No kidding.

Full House reunion? No!

There's no use crying about TV remakes ruining the past, writes Karl Puschmann. You're much better off crying about them ruining the future.

Paint by numbers film a fail

The wonderful choristers of the American Boychoir School (is "boychoir" even a word?) in Princeton, New Jersey, are the heart and soul of this production. But all the star power at the top of the bill cannot save a sentimental paint-by-numbers film.

Evil Within's DLC a hell of a scare

It was a scream that startled the neighbours. I'd been fumbling around a blackened basement looking for the power switch when something grabbed my ankle. It didn't have any legs. And it was trying to eat me.

Review: Blur, Magic Whip

I always thought Blur got more interesting towards the end of their time.

Review: Diaz Grimm, Osiris

Diaz Grimm doesn't muck around. With just a handful of singles to his name, the Cambridge MC kicks off his debut album with his best song yet, a walloping combination of futuristic thuds and cascading choirs that would make Kanye West cry out in envy.

Movie review: Leviathan

For Russian writer-director Zvyagintsev, whose 2003 debut The Return deeply impressed, this is feature number four, though only his second to be seen here outside festivals.

Movie review: Testament Of Youth

Review: Don McGlashan, Lucky Stars

This is McGlashan's third solo album and though the previous two had plenty of terrific songs, they had a grab-bag kind of feel about them.

Avengers II not as much fun

Age of Ultron feels less of an event than the first film, just a reasonably exciting instalment in Marvel's ongoing mega-franchise.

Latta better than Mythbusters

Psychologist Nigel Latta is on a quest to find out ‘how stuff happens,’ writes Alex Casey.

SJD makes fans dance until their legs hurt

Movie review: The Age of Adaline

After a difficult start with the comings and goings of numerous directors and stars, including Katherine Heigl and Natalie Portman, this epic romantic drama about a woman who remains aged 29 for almost eight decades finally sees the light of day.

Concert Review: Cellist takes concerto out of this world

The title of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert, <i>Out of This World</i>, hinted at Dutilleux's <i>Tout un monde lointain</i> that was on the bill; but it also nailed, in just four words, the APO's trademark programming savvy.