Reviews

International musical theatre is set to return to New Zealand with a bang later this month when the hit musical Girl from the North Country opens in Auckland. Celebrated Australian actress Lisa McCune… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about Amy Schumer's tender new comedy series Life & Beth (Disney), the second season of reo Maori historical action drama Kairakau (Maori… Audio

The consumer technology writer from the New York Times is urging readers to ditch Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge in favour of using private browsers like Brave. Sunday Morning tech correspondent… Audio

How many times have you made a rushed purchase online because you've been alerted to the fact that other people are making the same purchase? This is often due to 'dark matters.' Mohawk Media's Helen… Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Muppets Now, the first unscripted series and first original series for Disney+. Audio

A new documentary, Kubrick by Kubrick, offers unique insights into the notoriously reclusive auteur. Director Gregory Monro talks about hearing Kubrick’s own voice for the first time. Audio

Bel Canto stars Julianne Moore (miming) as an opera diva, taken hostage by a group of Latin American rebels. Directed by Paul Weitz (About a boy) it also features Ken Watanabe (Godzilla) and Sebastian… Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch looks at LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears at the New Zealand International Film Festival, and the new six part docuseries on Neon I'll Be Gone in the Dark, about the… Audio

Guy Williams gives us his thoughts on: 'Second Chance Charlie', hit Netflix gameshow 'The floor is lava' and 'Unsolved Mysteries'. Audio

What happens when a Kiwi couple invite friends over to their garage to ask each other some funny, poignant and just-plain-weird questions about a newly released film? The podcast Movie Reviews in 20… Audio

Quentin Johnson reviews The Incurable Romantic by Frank Tallis, which ispublished by Hachette. Audio

The National Party leader Simon Bridges and others are calling for a little less conversation and a little more action from the government. According to one estimation $55M is being spent on reviews… Audio

Stick vacuums are lightweight, super handy and can suck your wallet dry. So do they work and which models get the Consumer tick of approval? George Block has been testing a range of cordless stick… Audio

Tony Kushner's 1993 Tony winning audacious, two-part, epic play Angels in America is now considered a classic of American theatre. If any play summed up its era - Reagan economics, gay liberation and… Audio

How on earth did a French tyre company get into rating restaurants?! Alex Mayyasi's written a history of the Michelin guides for priceonomics.com. Audio, Gallery