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Lucy Lawless’s doco a fitting tribute to fearless Kiwi camerawoman
New Zealand photojournalist Margaret Moth was our very own Lee Miller of war videography.
Ian Rankin’s Rebus gets a screen reinvention
Much-loved Scottish cop Rebus is back like viewers have never seen him before.
Songs of the week: New Tracks by Benee, Kaylee Bell, Harper Finn and more
Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.
Listener’s November viewing guide: Ayrton Senna drama and new Beatles doco with NZ connection
The best on the box this weekend and beyond.
Colossal effort: Ridley Scott’s sequel to his Oscar winning Gladiator
Scott's Gladiator II is a grander circus maximus with deadly Olympic arts.
In the name of Bob: The 40th anniversary of Band Aid and Live Aid
Bob Geldof is bringing a one-man show to NZ, once he’s figured out what it should be.
Music: Personal empowerment is to the fore on Fazerdaze’s latest
Fazerdaze's new album Softpower is a culmination of self-discovery and empowerment.
Stellar fella: Brian Cox dives deeper into our solar system’s mysteries
New technology takes physicist Brian Cox on a new space journey.
The punks of jazz: Book and tie-in double album celebrate The Primitive Art Group
The band who carried the banner for improvised music in the capital during the 1980s.
Manic movie recalls US sketch comedy Saturday Night Live’s 1975 debut
Excitement of live TV well conveyed in entertaining if exhausting peek at US TV history.
Elementary, my dear Arthur: Historian reveals the man behind Sherlock Holmes in new series
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on The Case of Conan Doyle.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Ladi6, Scribe, and more
Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright film reunion should elicit excitement. Instead it’s saccharine, jarring and awful
The two stars reunite in a saga that is as unmoving as its camerawork.
Top comedians get naughty, raunchy and candid for risqué new look show
Chris Parker, Tom Sainsbury, Kura Forrester & Brynley Stent on sex, monogamy and camping.
Music: Emotional vulnerability shines through from these two Christchurch artists
New albums from Ōtautahi's Mousey and Goodwill.
Shot of fame: Portrayal of a WWII snapper Lee Miller fails to inspire
Despite its impressive CV, this biopic doesn't do justice to its subject or star.
Frodo & friends in a Middle-earth musical: What LOTR stage show does differently to the films
The long-imagined Lord of the Rings musical is finally making it to our shores.
Sir Ian McKellen perfectly cast as an intelligent, self-important, pompous ass
In The Critic, Sir Ian McKellen is clearly having a blast.
Trans and pregnant: A journey of love and parenthood in Wellington
Documentary focuses on love and family in a trans journey.
Amusing rock flick captures the zeitgeist of Christchurch in 1979
Head South is evocative of place and time.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Reb Fountain, Lady Gaga, LCD Soundsystem and more
Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.
Creating a global iwi: New releases from Moana Maniapoto and Fat Freddy’s Drop
Collaborations with indigenous voices are drawn into a cohesive whole.
Memoir of a Snail: Sarah Snook voices, Nick Cave recites in filmmaker's poignant return
After a 15-year hiatus, Adam Elliot’s trademark claymation figures hit the screen again.
Move over Brokenwood, there’s a new murder mystery show in town
The creator of Queenstown-set A Remarkable Place to Die hopes it has a sense of fun.
Blur has grown older and fatter, but this doco shows they’re still rock’n’roll
Two documentaries shot by Toby L offer an intimate look at Britpop icons, Blur.
Sex, drugs and unapologetically political: The entertaining tale of of an anarchic Irish hip-hop group
Entertaining tale of the anarchic Irish hip-hop group that broke taboos
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Rita Mae, Dan Kye, Darkside and more
Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.
Fresh frequencies: New music from The Smile, Jim Nothing and The Hard Quartet reviewed
More Yorke-Greenwood smiles, 80s Kiwi pop echoes and dang good dad rock.
Bearded lady seeking love pulls the wool over cruel husband’s eyes in captivating Rosalie
Rosalie nudges at interesting questions of tolerance, exploitation and self-esteem.
Iranian tale of late life love is an absolute joy
An ageing Iranian couple kindle romance dreams of the good old days.
Listener’s Songs of the Week: New tracks by Father John Misty, Charli XCX with Julian Casablancas and PNC
Have a listen to the best of this week's new releases, selected by Listener staff.
Breillat’s Last Summer is a dangerous liaison indeed
Gripping tension and some restraint from French cinema's taboo breaker Catherine Breillat.