Entertainment'Zootopia is a must-see wolf in sheep's clothing'Latest Disney offering is important, intellectual and hilarious and should be seen by young and old.16 Apr 08:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: 'It's a shame' Divergent series isn't overA 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.15 Apr 09:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Orphans need more of our timeThe technical accomplishment on show delivers something watchable that goes a long way towards compensating for an ending that's non-existent.15 Apr 02:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: McCarthy's film completely unfunnyMelissa 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.14 Apr 02:35 AM
EntertainmentFilm of the week: Eye in the SkyBy 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.14 Apr 02:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: The 'thrilling' doco you need to seeWhen you watch Sherpa you have an advantage over the documentary film-makers who shot it: they never knew what was coming.07 Apr 06:45 AM
EntertainmentReview: Pretty costumes can't save this fairytale mish-mashSnow 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.07 Apr 05:15 AM
EntertainmentFilm of the Week: ZootopiaThis 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.07 Apr 04:30 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: The Hunt for the Wilderpeople'Wilderpeople' is a truly unique film that could only be made in New Zealand, and may be our best yet.03 Apr 01:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Waititi's new film right on targetThe runaway local success of Boy sure made it a hard act to follow. Could a local film ever hope to find as big an audience again? Could its creator, Taika Waititi, ever hope to tap a nation's funnybone with such precision in another film?30 Mar 05:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie Review: Kung Fu Panda 3Third time around and you may think the gag about a bumbling panda being a Kung Fu master is wearing thin, but no, Po is as entertaining as ever.24 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentOur review of Batman v SupermanBefore seeing a preview of this superhero superclash, reviewers were advised multiple times not to put spoilers out into world ...24 Mar 02:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: RisenThis American film starts off as as swords and sandals detective story, with Jesus the missing person, before defaulting to a hollow gospel drama.19 Mar 11:11 PM
EntertainmentOur review of 10 Cloverfield LaneProducer J.J. Abrams sure knows how to release a film. In 2007, he launched a mysterious trailer for an unnamed sci-fi film at a Transformers screening, creating a buzz that saw Cloverfield, as it was soon to be known, collect just over US$170 million.18 Mar 02:00 AM
OpinionAlex CaseyAlex Casey: Gods of EgyptIn the stark, filmic landscape that lies beyond the Oscars, there is nothing but badly CGI-ed tumbleweed.14 Mar 01:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Sun and stars make a splashRalph Fiennes couldn't make a bigger splash if he tried, rampaging through director Luca Guadagnino's relationship drama.10 Mar 02:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Baron Cohen film does it againThe things you learn at the pictures. Had I not seen Sacha Baron Cohen's new film, I might have gone through life sublimely unaware of the word "bukkake", let alone the concept. That may have been no bad thing, of course.09 Mar 11:00 PM
OpinionAlex CaseyAlex Casey: Hail, Caesar!The latest offering from the inimitable Coen brothers is <i>Hail, Caesar!</i>, a goofy love letter to the golden age of Hollywood.05 Mar 08:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: Gods of Egypt 3DSoap opera melodrama and visual effects wizardry combine in a mythical Egyptian fantasy adventure - and it's an uncomfortable mix.03 Mar 05:00 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: MahanaThe first local release of the year is an impressive adaptation of Witi Ihimaera's 1994 novel Bulibasha: King of the Gypsies.03 Mar 12:30 AM
OpinionAlex CaseyAlex Casey: Zoolander 2It has taken me a while to process things in the aftermath of <i>Zoolander 2</i>.27 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Film a fine portrayal of human horrorThe story of the Sonderkommando, the "special units" of Jewish prisoners in Nazi death camps forced to assist with the exterminations of the Final Solution, has been little-told in the cinema.25 Feb 03:30 AM
EntertainmentMaggie Smiths latest film a 'dame' good timeIf you liked the arched eyebrow of the dowager countess at Downton Abbey, you just have to get a load of this.25 Feb 02:30 AM
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
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
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
