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New albums from two very different artists are worth the wait.

Freud’s Last Session: A witty battle between faith and reason

Two stars of stage and screen battle it out in a philosophical war of words.

True story of papal power will leave viewers reeling

Usually the stuff of cult horror movies, Italian drama Kidnapped draws from real history.

Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Reb Fountain, Lilly Carron, Voom & Avalanche City

Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.

The latest Mad Max is a complicated rematch

Action, rampant violence and even romance, but new Mad Max is on the same highway to hell.

The Listener’s May Viewing Guide

New shows worth a watch.

Neil Finn: "I was offered a knighthood and I said no"

Neil Finn on knighthoods, selling songs for millions, touring with Crowded House.

If is sweetly old-fashioned and tugs on grown-up heartstrings

Review: John Krasinski's new kids' film is a cutely conceived story.

Crown Lynn’s unsung heroes: The Māori and Pasifika women who saved iconic NZ brand

A new play reveals a hidden history of Crown Lynn.

The Hewitson Profile: Ginette McDonald’s timeless comedy honoured

Lynn of Hearts: A new anthology celebrates Ginette McDonald's work.

Kiwi director takes on bruising true story of American ballerina in Russia

Making ballet movies isn’t for sissies.

Listener’s Songs of the week: New tracks from Robinson, Mel Parsons and Holly Arrowsmith

Have a listen to the songs that caught our ears this week.

The Italian film that beat Barbie at the box office arrives in NZ

Sarah Watt reviews two major titles at this year’s Italian Film Festival.

The Fall Guy is a silly and messy film, but worth it for the chemistry

Review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt save silly and messy film.

Romcoms, robots & voguing: TVNZ’s new five-part “motherhood anthology”

Five stories about the role of mums but without the stereotypes.

From pandemic triumph to fractured society: NZ’s Covid journey revisited

Why we made: Transmission: Beta offers a verbatim look at NZ's pandemic struggle.