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Tom Cruise’s outlandish satire Digger is groundbreaking — and a bore
Star takes more risks in this film than any where he dangles from aeroplanes.
Live review: Agnes Obel performance shows convention centre theatre lacks warmth as venue
Danish singer provides test for Te Paepae Theatre as live arts venue.
Listener’s October Viewing Guide: East of Eden, Celebrity Traitors UK, The Diplomat, and more
What's new on network tv and streaming platforms this month and where to find it.
Drama honouring French literary legend fails to inspire
The film zeroes in on Victor Hugo's chance of reconciliation with his estranged daughter.
Jon Ronson: The manosphere is a sideshow to a deeper crisis facing men
Gonzo journalist Jon Ronson on what 30 years of writing about weirdos has taught him.
Auckland Theatre Company puts on the razzle dazzle with an electrifying Cabaret
With a compelling cast and a strong team behind it, Cabaret strikes a near perfect note.
Three’s a charm on superb companion piece to Beck’s Sea Change and Morning Phase
Graham Reid reviews Beck’s Ride Lonesome and Julia Jacklin's The Gem.
Big Girls Don’t Cry: Behind NZ’s next great coming-of-age film
Paloma Schneideman’s coming-of-age story gets a hometown welcome.
Good boys: A man and his dog are not soon parted in Brad Pitt’s NZ-made adventure flick
Heart of the Beast is a deceptively simple tale of man and dog against hazardous terrain.
South Korean monster movie gets off to a roaring start
Director Na Hong-jin has created a curious beast with Hope.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Teeks, Riiki Reid, The Datsuns, and more
New and intriguing tracks selected by writers at the NZ Listener magazine.
The new film about rise of Vladimir Putin asks: how the hell did that happen?
The Wizard of the Kremlin is French auteur Olivier Assayas's most ambitious undertaking.
The Auckland DJ with her eyes on the after-dark economy: Could she be the city’s first night mayor?
Shaquille Wasasala - aka DJ Halfqueen - is out to nurture subcultural urban spaces.
Ethan Hawke shines as a good man in a bad situation
The Weight is an enthralling survival thriller that will beguile you into hero’s cause.
How New Zealand became Steinbeck’s California for East of Eden
Florence Pugh headlines the new East of Eden, filmed in New Zealand.
Oasis, the movie: A thrilling rockumentary of the reunion era
Gallagher brothers bury the hatchet in a film of band’s triumphant comeback.
Why the musical Cabaret remains relevant 60 years after its Broadway debut
Cabaret remains a cautionary tale that entertains because it not "polite" musical theatre.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Drax Project, Greg Johnson with Mel Parsons, and more
New and intriguing tracks picked by NZ Listener magazine writers.
Second part of wartime de Gaulle biopic raises the stakes
Story wise, this film is quite a narrative arc of triumph.
NZ film Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant is utterly bonkers, spectacularly revolting and enormous fun
Kiwi-as ET impregnation comedy is in bad taste but it’s certainly not brain dead.
Survivors of American rock’s grungy 1990s return rowdy as ever
Graham Reid reviews new albums from old stagers Dinosaur Jr, Weezer and Afghan Whigs.
You can’t be 23 again: Brit musician Joe Jackson on being better at everything - except being new and trendy
Joe Jackson is set to step out for his first NZ concerts in more than 20 years.
Practical Magic’s unenchanting sequel fails to cast spell
Stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's magic cannot bring this franchise back to life.
FBI agents, mobsters and the KKK: By Any Means underwhelms its true story counterpart
A morally dubious story about a mafia hitman doing FBI dirty work.
Indie theatre company works its magic to bring Broadway star home to NZ for Sunset Boulevard
A small Wellington music theatre company has pulled off a major coup.
After 11 years away, Alabama Shakes return to reclaim their rock ’n’ soul crown
Graham Reid reviews new albums from Alabama Shakes, Brennan Wedl and Farewell Spit.
Second season of Kiwi crime drama A Remarkable Place to Die rocked by a death in its creative team
Among those mourning show’s writer John Banas was cast member and daughter Michala Banas.
Brad Pitt’s dog tale: Behind the scenes of the star’s NZ-made survival thriller ‘Heart of the Beast'
Director David Ayer on the challenges he, Pitt & local canine co-star faced filming in NZ.
Ridley Scott’s dull take on a post-apocalyptic thriller
The Dog Stars lack the trademark touches of the veteran director.