Movie Review: Identity Thief (+trailer)
Melissa McCarthy has made quite a name for herself in recent years by playing characters who aren't exactly glamorous.
Entertainment
Fri 12 Apr 2013
Thu 11 Apr 2013
Baldrick's view of city
Tony Robinson credits the television series Blackadder and his role as the dim-witted Baldrick for giving him the chance to tackle more serious pursuits.
DVD Review: Skyfall (+trailer)
You'd think 50 years of chasing the bad guys would be tiring, wouldn't you? Maybe it's time to enjoy the beach, booze and girls?
Wed 10 Apr 2013
Album review: Titanium, All For You
Kiwi boyband Titanium have really made their mark on New Zealand music - and thousands of teenage girls.
Tue 9 Apr 2013
Interview with author: Fiona McCallum
Saving Grace is Fiona McCallum's fourth novel in two years - a huge achievement.
Game Review: Gears of War: Judgement
This is the fourth in the series and a prequel to the first game.
Mon 8 Apr 2013
DVD review: The Intouchables (+trailer)
Subtitled from French, it is a story that is uplifting and inspiring.
Sun 7 Apr 2013
Album review: Womad the compilation
Unfortunately, I couldn't be at the Bowl of Brooklands in my home town of New Plymouth for Womad.
Fri 5 Apr 2013
Movie review: GI Joe 2: Retaliation 3D (+trailer)
It is difficult to reconcile a comic book adventure with the on-screen action and mayhem in GI Joe 2: Retaliation.
Game review: Crysis 3
Twenty-four years after the events of Crysis 2, players are once again placed in control of Laurence "Prophet" Barnes and his billion-dollar nanosuit.
Tue 2 Apr 2013
Interview with author: Lisa Liggett
Last year, a Northland woman put down her pen - well, shut down a screen - took a deep breath and launched her book about love, loss and loser-love.
Fri 29 Mar 2013
Music helps city beat blues
Live music in hastily-built venues has helped shaken Cantabrians beat the post-quake blues, a university researcher says.
Movie Review: Jack the Giant Slayer 3D (+trailer)
There's nothing wrong with an adventure story but when Snow White and the Huntsman, Oz: The Great and Powerful and Hansel and Gretel all hit cinemas recently, it...
Thu 28 Mar 2013
DVD Review: Taken 2 (+trailer)
Retired CIA operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) might not look like much but he is not to be challenged.
Wed 27 Mar 2013
Two mates team up for 'legendary' tour
Two Kiwi music legends are preparing for an extensive tour, beginning in Rotorua.
Tue 26 Mar 2013
Interview with author: Richard Kavanagh
We all know that if we look good, we feel good, and a big part of feeling good about yourself is your crowning glory.
Album Review: Keyshia Cole, Woman to Woman
If you are a woman who is mending a broken heart, then Keyshia Cole's latest album may just be the perfect playlist for you.
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Game Review: Aliens: Colonial Marines
The game Aliens: Colonial Marines is perhaps somewhat of a metaphor for the state of the gaming industry, or at least the more commercial side of it.
Fri 22 Mar 2013
Movie Review: Broken City (+trailer)
History tells us what a dirty business politics is, especially American politics.
Thu 21 Mar 2013
DVD Review: Lawless (+trailer)
Stepping back in history provides a fascinating backdrop to stories.
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