Fable for modern life revealed in carefully constructed crises.

TV blogger Paul Casserly says there's more to Californication that prurient thrills and blokes behaving badly.

Movie blogger Dominic Corry examines four horror films that caught his eye on DVD.

Watch the new video from Sun And The Wolf - Crocodile - from their debut album White Buffalo.

The band rose from the ashes of Wanganui-raised The Have, with Peter Mangan, Brodie White and Mike Tweed relocating to Berlin in 2008, where they are no based.

Greg Dixon believes watching 'Homeland' is one of the most annoying shows he can remember watching.

Watch a new version of Fly My Pretties' Singing In My Soul, performed by Age Pryor, Barnaby Weir, Fran Kora, Aaron Tokona, Ryan Prebble and Justin Firefly Clarke. Recorded live at Wellington's St James.

Recorded live for the Herald's Sundae Sessions, Tom Lark performs Best Weekend.

Made with the assistance of the Canon C300.

Recorded live for the Herald's Sundae Sessions, Tom Lark performs Lying To Myself.

Made with the assistance of the Canon C300.

Recorded live for the Herald's Sundae Sessions, Tom Lark performs All You Want Is Money.

Made with the assistance of the Canon C300.

Recorded live for the Herald's Sundae Sessions, Tom Lark performs Give You All My Lovin'.

Made with the assistance of the Canon C300.

With Dredd getting rave reviews, movie blogger Dominic Corry looks at other reboots that got it right - and some that didn't.

If you're still breathing then you should still be having fun. Just choose your activity wisely, says Rhys.

Movie blogger Dominic Corry investigates his favourite time travel movies.

Movie blogger Dominic Corry discovers the joy of Charles Bronson movies.

Formidable Smalley is proof that current affairs television can hold our attention.

It will be 2013 before The xx return to New Zealand, but lucky old Australia was treated to a show back in July. nzherald.co.nz's Sam Wicks traveled to Melbourne to witness the show, and get some interview time with Oliver Sim and Romy Madley-Croft.

Wainwright's moving, theatrical evening leads to a triumphant finish.