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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Rug up on the couch with a new action-thriller starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, a stunning Nick Cave documentary and an animated favourite's first movie.
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NewsHere's the Huge List of New Marvel Films and TV Shows You'll Be Watching Over the Next Few Years
Welcome to phase five and six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which the company has dubbed "the multiverse saga".
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NewsMarvel Just Dropped the Unsurprisingly Emotional First 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Trailer
Four years after the acclaimed first 'Black Panther' film, the MCU is returning to Wakanda — and a sneak peek just dropped at San Diego Comic-Con.
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NewsSpandex Is a Superhero's Best Friend in Disney+'s Goofy New 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' Trailer
Marvel's latest Disney+ series features not one but two Hulks, plus a growing list of other familiar faces.
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News"No One, Not Even You, Can Kill Everyone": The First Trailer for 'John Wick: Chapter 4' Is Here
We're thinking Keanu Reeves is back as John Wick, again.
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NewsSauron, Orcs, a Balrog: They're All in the Latest 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Trailer
Evil is rising in Middle-earth in Prime Video's new JRR Tolkien-inspired series, which starts streaming in September.
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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 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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NewsJust In: Splendour in the Grass Has Cancelled Its Main Stage Gigs Today Due to Wet Conditions
"We look forward to Saturday and Sunday programming moving ahead as planned," festival organisers said in a statement.
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News"Splendour in the Pool": Wet Weather Is Causing Chaos, Mud Pits and a Damp Time at SITG's Big Return
A whole heap of rain has been causing soggy mayhem at Splendour in the Grass, which is back for its first festival since 2019.
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NewsKeep Calm and Carry On: The Nightmarish New Trailer for 'Don't Worry Darling' Is Here
Florence Pugh and Harry Styles play a couple seeming living an idyllic 1950s life in the new thriller from 'Booksmart' director Olivia Wilde.
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NewsChris Pine and Rege-Jean Page Roll the Dice in the 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves' Trailer
The role-playing game returns to the big screen, with Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant also among the cast.
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NewsIf You've Ever Wanted to See a 'Drag Race Down Under' Sausage Sizzle, the Season Two Trailer Is for You
Putting Australian and New Zealand drag queens through their paces for a second season, 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' has some wild challenges in the works.
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NewsEveryone Is Fighting Over the Iron Throne Again in the Fiery Full 'House of the Dragon' Trailer
HBO's 'Game of Thrones' prequel series will start streaming in August.
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You will have your dumpling and eat it too.
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BarSouthern Cross
39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro
The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.
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RestaurantEkim Burgers
257 Cuba St, Te Aro
The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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RestaurantEnigma
128 Courtenay Place, Te Aro
Goliath-sized burgers and laid-back staff make Enigma a great late night haunt.
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RestaurantSweet Mother's Kitchen
5 Courtenay Place, Wellington
New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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NewsJamie Lee Curtis Takes On Michael Myers One Last Time in the First Trailer for 'Halloween Ends'
The slasher saga is supposedly set to wrap up its 13-film run, 44 years after John Carpenter's OG masterpiece first hit screens.
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NewsElton John Is Bringing His Final Tour Down Under Again in 2023 for a Last Round of Farewell Shows
The music superstar will now play his last-ever Australian and New Zealand shows in January 2023.
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NewsDiplo, Denzel Curry, Hybrid Minds Set to Headline Bay Dreams 2023
Start thinking about summer — the first Bay Dreams lineup is here.
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NewsTrue-Crime Drama 'Dr Death' Is Bringing a Second Season of Nightmare Fuel to Your Streaming Queue
Still based on the Wondery podcast of the same name, the show's second season will focus on surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who earned the nickname 'Miracle Man'.
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NewsHere's the Teaser for 'The Idol', HBO's Wild New Drama From The Weeknd and the Creator of 'Euphoria'
The Weeknd plays a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult in the music industry-set series, which also stars Lily-Rose Depp.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2022 So Far
A savage horror-comedy about dating, a queer Jane Austen adaptation and a Pixar charmer — they're some of the movie gems that bypassed cinemas for streaming across the first six months of 2022.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2022 So Far
From sublime crime-thriller spinoffs and time-travel comedies to 80s-worshipping sci-fi hits and everyone's favourite hitman-turned-actor, this year's returning series have kept proving a treat.
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NewsA June-Versus-Serena Showdown Awaits in the Tense Trailer for 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season Five
Based on Margaret Atwood's novel, this dystopian hit was already stressful, but that vibe looks like it's ramping up in season five.
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'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Has a Gripping New Trailer — and Darkness Is Coming
Prime Video's Middle-earth-set series has finally dropped a decent sneak peek, complete with elves, dwarves and harfoots — hobbit ancestors.
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NewsMaya Rudolph's Extremely Funny New Workplace Comedy 'Loot' Has Just Locked in a Second Season
Following a billionaire who decides to use her fortune to help worthy causes, this Apple TV+ newcomer is a delight — and more is in the works.
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NewsBilly Joel Is Coming to New Zealand This Summer Just for One Huge Concert at Eden Park
The Piano Man is heading our way to play one show in Aotearoa, featuring everything from 'Uptown Girl' to 'We Didn't Start the Fire'.
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NewsChristian Bale and Margot Robbie Get Caught Up in a Crime Caper in the Trailer for 'Amsterdam'
Alongside John David Washington, the pair play friends navigating a secret plot in this star-studded film.
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News'Succession', 'The White Lotus' and 'Ted Lasso' Lead the 2022 Emmy Nominations
Also scoring big: 'Hacks', 'Only Murders in the Building', 'Euphoria', 'Severance', 'Squid Game' and 'Barry'.
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NewsMurder-Mystery Fans, Rejoice: 'Only Murders in the Building' Has Been Renewed for a Third Season
The hit Disney+ series has only just started its second season, but it's already locked in for a third.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2022 So Far
It's catch-up time — these are the standout new small-screen arrivals this year that are thoroughly worth your attention.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2022 So Far
Big screens Down Under have been bustling with excellent flicks across the first six months of 2022 — here's the best of the best.
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News'Clerks III' Is Really Happening 28 Years After the Initial Film — and There's a Trailer to Prove It
Kevin Smith already made a sequel back in 2006 — but this meta follow-up sees Randall and Dante make a movie about their lives behind the counter.
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GuideFive Events We're Seriously Looking Forward to During Elemental AKL Festival This Month
Fill your diary with a heap of gigs, exhibitions, interactive installations and foodie festivals this July.
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News'Better Call Saul' Starts Its Goodbyes in the Trailer for the 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff's Last Episodes
Saul Goodman's TV journey is about to come to an end, with the phenomenal drama wrapping up its run with six final episodes.
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NewsConfirmed: A 'Strangers Things' Netflix Spinoff and Stage Play Are Officially in the Works
'Stranger Things' creators Matt and Ross have announced their next projects, including more of the 80s-set series on streaming and on-stage.
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Middle-Earth's Skies Are Strange in the New Trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
Prime Video has dropped a new sneak peek at its upcoming 'Lord of the Rings' series — but you can only watch it by heading to the platform.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's 'Princess Mononoke' Is Returning to Cinemas Down Under for Its 25th Anniversary
Revisit one of Hayao Miyazaki's best films on the big screen a quarter-century after it first wowed audiences.
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NewsSam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan Try to Solve a Murder in the Trailer for Whodunnit 'See How They Run'
This star-studded murder-mystery comedy follows the investigation into the death of a Hollywood filmmaker in 1950s London.
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NewsSpotify Is Curating Personalised 'Stranger Things'-Inspired Playlists to Save You From Vecna
Spent the last month listening to Kate Bush on repeat? Swap 'Running Up That Hill' for Spotify's new personalised Upside Down playlists.
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NewsBy the Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers Are Bringing Their Global Stadium Tour Down Under in 2023
The LA-based rockers will hit up Auckland, Dunedin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in January and February, supported by Post Malone.
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NewsNew Zealand International Film Festival Has Just Announced Its Impressive Full 2022 Lineup
After months of teaser announcements, NZIFF's full program is finally here — and film fans now have plenty to see.
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Eleven Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June
Make a couch date with a queer take on Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', Adam Sandler's latest ace performance and a returning murder-mystery delight.
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NewsNew Zealand's Cinema Italiano Festival Is Back for 2022 to Heighten Your European Holiday Cravings
This year's festival is touring a 22-movie lineup of Italian flicks — overseas fest favourites, stunning thrillers, moving dramas and stone-cold classics included.
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NewsIt's Vampire Party Time: The Full 'What We Do in the Shadows' Season Four Trailer Is Here
A vampire nightclub, undead dance-offs, a vamp freestyle rap — they're all in this US spinoff from the beloved NZ film.
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NewsBaz Luhrmann Is Reworking His 2008 Film 'Australia' Into a Six-Part Streaming Miniseries
The Nicole Kidman- and Hugh Jackman-starring romance will live again as a streaming series called 'Faraway Downs'.
