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Jeez, the action’s heating up in The Chosen: Last Supper

Jeez, the action’s heating up in The Chosen: Last Supper

Massively popular show’s wide appeal lies in putting story first, strict biblical literalism second.

Amelia Berry

Lena Dunham’s Too Much: Less raw than Girls, more affectionate and forgiving

SHOW OF THE WEEK

Lena Dunham’s Too Much: Less raw than Girls, more affectionate and forgiving

Hacks standout Megan Stalter is a fictionalised avatar for Dunham, who’s more interested here in building a heroine than taking her apart.

Clarisse Loughrey

Clarisse Loughrey

The best shows of 2025 so far… and where to watch them

The best shows of 2025 so far… and where to watch them

These are the shows we’ve gotten excited about this year – and where you can watch them.

New Superman is eager to please but, like its hero, nakedly flawed

Pocket Full of Kryptonite

New Superman is eager to please but, like its hero, nakedly flawed

In its attempts to dodge Supermanic expectations, Superman reboot says both too much and not enough about its hopeful and optimistic main character.

Rory Doherty

Ballard might be a spinoff, but she's not just Harry Bosch in different clothes

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Ballard might be a spinoff, but she's not just Harry Bosch in different clothes

Boschverse show explores the ugly underbelly of L.A. with a sharper, more modern edge than typical noir.

Daniel Rutledge

Daniel Rutledge

The Jurassic movies won’t go meta, because it’d expose the real monster

EXTINCTION-LEVEL IRONY

The Jurassic movies won’t go meta, because it’d expose the real monster

Like its predocessors, Jurassic World Rebirth refuses to go fully meta. The reason is because this would mean confronting the real monster: corporate greed.

Luke Buckmaster

NZ box office report: Jurassic reboot leaves a big footprint

NZ box office report: Jurassic reboot leaves a big footprint

Our weekly guide to what’s happening at the Aotearoa box office.

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The best action movies on Prime Video New Zealand

BEST OF PRIME VIDEO

The best action movies on Prime Video New Zealand

Big dumb action, smart action, action tinged with comedy, sci-fi, and fantasy…it’s all here in Amazon’s streaming selection.

Adam Fresco

The best movies on Apple TV+ New Zealand

The best movies on Apple TV+ New Zealand

Apple’s streaming service goes for quality over quantity with these 15 stunning features.

Craig Mathieson

Craig Mathieson

The best TV shows on Apple TV+ in New Zealand

The best TV shows on Apple TV+ in New Zealand

Apple TV+ has a small but growing repertoire of lavishly produced original series.

Craig Mathieson

Craig Mathieson

The 50 best TV shows on Netflix New Zealand

BEST OF NETFLIX

The 50 best TV shows on Netflix New Zealand

From amazing docuseries and anime to Stranger Things, here are the platform’s most binge-worthy TV titles.

How to… make an action movie

How to… make an action movie

When was the last great action movie you saw? Exactly. Here’s how to fix that.

Matt Glasby

Seven picks from the NZIFF 2025 programme

Seven picks from the NZIFF 2025 programme

Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival prepares to warm up our winter.

The best movies to watch on Neon

The best movies to watch on Neon

The best of the best on NEON, from Hollywood’s greatest directors to the most beloved franchise entries.

Tony Stamp

The Bear's profound understanding of what it’s trying to achieve

SHOW OF THE WEEK

The Bear's profound understanding of what it’s trying to achieve

Everyone in season four of The Bear swears they have changed – and the show, too, dares to imagine better lives for its characters.

Clarisse Loughrey

Clarisse Loughrey

Ang Lee’s Hulk is a bad movie, but it could’ve changed cinema

Ang Lee’s Hulk is a bad movie, but it could’ve changed cinema

A split-screen revolution lost in a green blur: Luke Buckmaster explains how Ang Lee’s 2003 superhero movie could’ve been a game-changing production.

Luke Buckmaster

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