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News'Cunk on Earth' Is Netflix's Gloriously Ridiculous Satirical Spin on David Attenborough-Style Docos
Created by Charlie Brooker of ‘Black Mirror’ fame, this history-of-the-world series is an absurdist comedy delight.
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NewsSXSW Has Just Dropped Its Inaugural Sydney Lineup Details — and Amy Webb Is the First Keynote Speaker
For a week in October, SXSW Sydney will debut with more than 1000 sessions, including dedicated music, gaming and screen festivals.
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NewsEerie and Twisted Apple TV+ Horror Series 'Servant' Is One of M Night Shyamalan's Best-Ever Projects
Like a thriller take on 'Mary Poppins', this unsettling series charts the strange events that follow a Philadelphia family when they hire a new nanny.
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NewsWelcome Back to Rydell High: The Full Trailer for 'Grease' Prequel Series 'Rise of the Pink Ladies' Is Here
"Grease" is the word — again — in this new musical streaming series, which gives an iconic cinema girl gang an origin story.
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NewsStart Making Broadway Plans: 'La La Land' Is Being Turned Into a Stage Musical
The hit flick is taking its singing and dancing to the theatre — fingers crossed for a run Down Under.
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News'Suzume', the Gorgeous New Film by 'Your Name' Director Makoto Shinkai, Hits Cinemas Down Under in April
Following a girl travelling through ruins in Japan, the movie heads to Australia and New Zealand after releasing in Japan last year — and playing this year's Berlin Film Festival.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in May
Spend your couch time watching a documentary about Jim Henson and an Elisabeth Moss-led spy thriller.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in April
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsEleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards
Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now
From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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News'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Will End Its Four-Year Australian Run This Winter
Playing since 2019, currently as a one-part production, the magical hit will put away its wands in July 2023.
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NewsJack Harlow Takes to the Court in the First Teaser Trailer for the New 'White Men Can't Jump' Remake
Another 90s flick gets a do-over, with Harlow and Sinqua Walls taking over from Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes.
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NewsWe're All Alright: Netflix Has Renewed 'That '90s Show' for a Second Nostalgic Season
The sequel series to 'That '70s Show' will return to Wisconsin for another round of 90s teen antics.
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NewsThe Very Fictional Ant-Man Has Penned a Very Real Book If You'd Like Paul Rudd's Face on Your Shelf
"In this new book I'm almost certain was not written by me, we pull back the curtain and uncover the man behind Ant-Man: Scott Lang," advises Paul Rudd.
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NewsNew Zealand Pop-Punk Band Goodnight Nurse Are Reuniting to Open for My Chemical Romance Next Month
Start practising your scream-singing — Joel Little, Jaden Parkes and Rowan Crowe are heading back to the stage.
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NewsHere's How Netflix's New Password-Sharing Block Might Work When It Comes Into Effect
Accessing the streaming service via a friend or family member's account is coming to an end — and soon.
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BarScarlett Slimms & Lucky
476 Mt Eden Rd, Auckland
Scarlett Slimms and Lucky is a haunt for the modern day Raymond Chandler.
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BarCassette Nine
Vulcan Lane, Auckland
Any place that can pull off jeans as wallpaper has two thumbs up in my book.
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RestaurantMiss Clawdy
12 Jellicoe Street, Auckland
There is a sassy new lady in town ready to serve you some good ol' fashioned soul food. Introducing Miss Clawdy, the newest feather in Wynyard Quarter's culinary cap.
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NewsPage-to-Screen Miniseries 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' Is a Stunningly Cast Character Study — and Mystery
This smart, sharp Jesse Eisenberg- and Claire Danes-starring series reflects upon a marriage breakdown after a doctor’s wife suddenly disappears.
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NewsDaniel Radcliffe's Weird Al Yankovic Biopic Will Finally Be Available to Stream in Australia in March
The 'Harry Potter' star picks up the accordion for this gleefully silly flick, which also features Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna — and will stream via Paramount+.
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NewsRainbow Celebration Big Gay Out Is Returning as Part of Auckland Pride Festival This Month
The city's harbourside celebration of rainbow diversity is back, baby.
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NewsThe Auckland Lantern Festival Has Been Cancelled (Again) Amid Weather Warnings Across the City
The city's biggest cultural event hasn't been held since 2019 — and now we'll be waiting another year.
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NewsTen Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January
Feast your eyes on two stunning new shows from top-notch filmmakers, the best game-to-TV adaptation yet and a twisty flick about clones.
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NewsHBO Has Renewed 'The Last of Us' for a Second Season Because the First Is That Fantastic
The video game-to-TV adaptation enjoyed the US network's second largest debut ever, behind 'House of the Dragon'.
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NewsNatasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson's Delightful 'Poker Face' Is Your New Favourite Mystery Series
Whodunnits don’t get much better than this streaming ace, a collaboration between the ‘Russian Doll’ actor and the ‘Knives Out’ director.
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NewsShapeshifter-Headlined Festival Whangamata Beach Break Just Got Canned Due to the Crap Weather
"We're gutted, frustrated and in disbelief."
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NewsThe 'Ted Lasso' Crew, Jason Segel and Harrison Ford Turn 'Shrinking' Into Apple TV+'s New Kind-Hearted Gem
This comedy about therapists is Harrison Ford’s second-ever regular small-screen role — and he’s unsurprisingly exceptional.
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News'Succession' Season Four Just Dropped a New Feud-Heavy Trailer — and a March Release Date
HBO's hit drama will return with another round of Roy family chaos from March 27 Down Under.
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NewsCubaDupa's First Lineup of Performers, Artists and Ensembles in March Has Been Unveiled
Expect modern soul magicians, genre-bending storytellers, giant orchestras, art installations and more.
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NewsDrum and Bass Star Wilkinson Is Returning to New Zealand for a Nationwide Tour This Autumn
The golden boy of drum and bass is coming back to his "second home" and playing five shows across the country.
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News'Everything Everywhere All At Once', Cate Blanchett, Paul Mescal: The 2023 Oscar Nominations Are Here
'Everything Everywhere All At Once' just scored Academy Award nominations for almost everything it could, but it has plenty of company.
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NewsGet Ready for an Epic Campaign: 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves' Just Rolled Out Its New Trailer
Chris Pine, Rege-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant will roll the dice in this game-to-film adaptation.
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News'Blonde', 'Morbius', 'Elvis' and Disney's Live-Action 'Pinocchio' Just Received Razzie Nominations
It's morbin' time at the Golden Raspberry Awards, which recognise the worst in cinema from the past year.
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NewsDon't Miss Out: Last Chance to Book Our Exclusive Mona Foma Package With Luxury Accommodation
The Concrete Playground Trips deal includes two tickets to see Peaches, a ferry ride to Mona and two nights at a luxury hotel in the heart of Hobart.
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NewsNostalgia Alert: You Can See Suzy Cato Perform at Auckland Folk Fest This Weekend
The four-day festival is returning for its 50th year — with a very special headliner.
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News'That '90s Show' Is Exactly the Right Amount of Nostalgic — for 'That '70s Show' and for the 90s
Say “hello Wisconsin!” to a new era of teens hanging out in a basement, all thanks to Netflix’s sequel series to ‘That '70s Show’
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News"This Isn't Like Any Other Ghostface": The Full Trailer for 'Scream VI' Gets Slaying in New York City
If you like scary movies, you'll be excited about the long-running slasher franchise's latest comeback — complete with 'Scream 4' star Hayden Panettiere.
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NewsGiving Jazz-Age Hollywood a Modern Beat: Oscar-Winning 'La La Land' Composer Justin Hurwitz Chats 'Babylon'
He’s already nabbed two Academy Awards, and Justin Hurwitz might just score another for his latest collaboration with filmmaker Damien Chazelle.
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News'Ted Lasso' Will Finally Return for Season Three This Autumn — and a New Clash with Nate Is Coming
After sitting on the bench in 2022, the beloved Jason Sudeikis-starring Apple TV+ sitcom will make a comeback sometime this autumn.
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NewsAuckland's Much-Loved Lantern Festival Is Finally Returning Next Month
After three years of cancellations, New Zealand's biggest cultural event is back — in a brand new location.
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NewsNetflix Has Unveiled the Huge List of New Movies It'll Be Streaming in 2023 — and Their Release Dates
The streaming platform's hefty 2023 slate includes a David Fincher thriller, Emily Blunt and Chris Evans teaming up, multiple Adam Sandler flicks and more.
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NewsCoachella Will Livestream Its Huge Annual Festival on YouTube Until 2026
Can't make it to Indio, California each April? Watch along from your couch instead.
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News'Only Murders in the Building' Season Three Just Gained a High-Profile New Suspect: Meryl Streep
Only icons in the building, with both Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd set to feature in the upcoming third season of Disney+'s murder-mystery hit.
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NewsThe Full Lineup Joining Fatboy Slim at Gardens Music Festival Just Dropped — Along with a Venue Change
Joining the dance legend in the new central location is a stacked lineup of international and local acts.
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NewsThis Is the Way: The Long-Awaited Full Trailer for 'The Mandalorian' Season Three Is Here
The wait is almost over, with the Disney+ bounty hunter series finally set to unveil its third season in March.
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NewsAuckland Pride Festival Returns for 2023 in February with a Stacked (and Colourful) Lineup
The four-week festival is loaded with over 100 events — showcasing music, theatre, visual arts, drag, comedy and literature.
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NewsHBO's 'The Last of Us' Series Is a Spectacular Video Game Adaptation — and Just Spectacular
Whether or not you’ve played the hit PlayStation game, this Pedro Pascal-starring post-apocalyptic drama is one of 2023’s best new shows.
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NewsFifteen New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with the latest movie version of 'Matilda', another take on 'Pinocchio', Adam Driver's new must-see and an eerie horror standout.
