As Netflix announces it will enter the New Zealand market next year, video on-demand services are bracing themselves for some tough competition. But which will you watch?

It was the moment we'd all been waiting for, according to the television, though I had some initial trouble whipping up much excitement for the grand final of The Block NZ, writes Colin Hogg.

Gone are the carefree days of gaming all weekend as a teenager - or are they? Siobhan Keogh takes a closer look at the relationship of gaming in adulthood.

It's been a busy old week in the world of entertainment. Here are 10 things we discovered over the past seven days ...

So let's be honest: expectations weren't exactly high. Mariah Carey's Elusive Chanteuse tour opened to a backlash of social media bile when in Tokyo last month.

A ridiculous number of superhero movies will flood cinemas over the next six years. Dominic Corry and Karl Puschmann assemble to assess their worth.

The worst thing about most of the regular offerings on local television isn't the endless feed of cooking shows, the hammering repetition of DIY and house series or even the fruitless searching of the TV talent shows.

We trawl through the gossip mags, so you don't have to.

The Simpsons predicted the Ebola outbreak…and other future events.

Brooke Fraser's new album Brutal Romantic will be released this Friday - but you can listen to it here first, for free, all week.

With more horsepower at its disposal, Rockstar Games has taken the dramatic step of implementing a first-person mode in Grand Theft Auto V on new-gen systems. James Cullinane went hands-on.

Interstellar (now in theatres) is nothing short of an absolute masterpiece. It had me utterly enraptured from start to finish, and I'm still floating along on the cinematic high it generated.

Christian Bale has bailed on Aaron Sorkin's upcoming biopic about Steve Jobs, saying he wasn't right for the role.

It wasn't too bad, all things considered.

It's taken Jakob eight years to record a new album. Why? That's a story that takes around three hours to tell. Chris Schulz pulls up a stool and shares a beer with Napier's troubled rock trio.

Things are bound to get personal when Chelsea Handler brings her lippy stand-up show to Auckland. The former Late Night host talks to Chris Schulz.

Hugh Jackman sports a mullet and seems intent on turning humanoid robot Chappie into trash in the first teaser for Neill Blomkamp's new sci-fi flick.

Lorde ended her Pure Heroine tour with a hit-packed show at Vector Arena that came with fresh covers and new visuals. Rachel Bache was there.

In anticipation of Christopher Nolan's new film, Interstellar, Dominic Corry runs through his favourite Nolan movies.

If you're a Foo Fighters fan, there are many good reasons to be very, very excited right about now.

James Cameron talks to Russell Baillie about being king of the undersea world and progress on the Avatar sequels.

Karl Puschmann serves up the lowdown on a cooking show for people who don’t like cooking shows.

The idea of a week-night television talk show chit-chatting and making light of the events of the day is the sort of thing TV was made for.

Popular weather presenter Jim Hickey is retiring from his longtime post with One News. The 65-year-old quietly told TVNZ staff this week and an official announcement is expected on air one night next week at the end of the news bulletin.

Groupe F’s latest extravaganza opens newly ‘annualised’ arts event in March.