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Martin Scorsese, one of the greatest directors of all time gets a well-deserved – and epic – documentary about his career.

The two-part documentary And So It Goes, paints a compelling picture of a pop genius and complex man still battling his demons.

In Cork in the early 1990s Stefan Klincewicz spotted a flaw in the Irish national lottery and put his prodigious mathematical mind to exploiting it.

The Internet Movie Database would not exist without 1980s video technology, says founder Col Needham.

Dr Jane Goodall's final words are shared in this interview on Netflix, filmed a few months before her death.

Eleanor the Great features that 96-year-old force of nature, June Squibb, but all the heavy lifting is being done by Scarlett Johansson in her directorial debut.

At 64, and more than 30 years after his diagnosis, Michael J Fox is acutely aware of his mortality, he says in an interview with The Times.

The best friends still can't really come to grips with how big their story tied to the Pike River tragedy really is. "We're two ordinary women who had no choice but to fight."

Friends and family of the 29 men who lost their lives in the Greymouth mine disaster gathered for the NZ debut of the film starring Robyn Malcolm and Melanie Lynskey.

Keaton shot to fame in the 1970s as Kay Adams-Corleone in The Godfather films. She was known for starring roles in films including Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and Annie Hall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1978.

"Impeccable filmmaking. Terrific film. Take tissues," says New Zealand filmmaker and documentary expert, Dame Gaylene Preston.

The English TV presenter was working as a pharmaceutical salesperson when he first got on the mic 25 years ago at a Manchester comedy club.

This small budget Netflix film, starring and produced by Cillian Murphy, has an ending shot that is simply dazzling.

The deep bond forged by two women who lost loved ones in the Greymouth mine explosion inspired a special off-screen friendship.

What if? It’s the question that starts up a million stories, and sometimes it can show how a single event can change the entire arc of history.

The veteran police officer who became famous on the reality TV show has died after living with cancer. He was 78.

Despite that, the New Zealand comedian has managed to ink two international deals and his unique brand of satire is set to go global.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s eagerly awaited new action thriller One Battle After Another is the latest film shot in the old-school but high-res format.

In the new TVNZ show Counting the Beat, journalist Tāmati Rimene-Sproat interviews his tearful mum and his pregnant wife.

Writing her new memoir Guts, the Australian food personality confronted for the first time the rape she had repressed since her 20s.

One Battle After Another is that rare thing - a movie which just about everyone agrees is really, really good.

The Hollywood director has been present in the film space for many years but the emergence of AI and its power has him somewhat scared for the future.

In a wildly diverse media career that saw him tackling everything from murderers to money matters, it’s Nigel Latta’s work on parenting that is his greatest legacy.

This impressive romantic comedy seems to walk the line between art and commerce, embellished by the effortless charm and attractiveness of its two stars Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell.

Charlie Sheen doesn't seem like a great guy, but maybe this show is a belated thank you to those whose lives he mired during his destructive years of addiction.

When a dark secret from the past is revealed in a tell-all book, and a grief-wracked widower is set upon revenge, a London family's comfy, middle class world is shattered.

If you like kangaroos, big city weathermen being accepted in a town with virtually no weather, cute kids and lovable adults, then this likable Aussie outing will hit the mark.

The former Prime Minister chatted with The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart about Trump, her upcoming documentary and whether a return to politics was in her future.

The show was abruptly taken off air over comments made in a monologue about Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Prime Minister received a standing ovation when it premiered at Sundance earlier this year, but some critics say there are glaring oversights.

Blind, naked and afraid, Thomas Page dives into a pop culture phenomenon.

Emmys watchers could assume there's never been a better time in Hollywood to hold its most powerful to account, but Jimmy Kimmel's dropping proves otherwise.

Thought about your spleen much lately? You will after watching this crop of desperate singles looking for love in all the wrong places.

Sumptuous looking and with a dream cast, Julian Fellowes' latest aristo outing nevertheless serves up the more of the same clunky plotting and tin-eared dialogue.

While gamers might once have fought battles in far off galaxies or gone head-to-head against marauding hordes of zombies, a new generation of gamer is quite content to drive a truck through Europe or run a bookshop.

Owen Cooper, 15, has joined the ranks of other young performers who have also made history.

From a rallying political cry from Hacks star Hannah Einbinder to standing ovations for Stephen Colbert, these are the Emmys 2025 key moments.

A homegrown series based in Ngāmotu Taranaki "shows how far we've come as storytellers" says one of its stars.

The Pitt has won Best Drama at the 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, with Adolescence sweeping the anthology categories and The Studio winning four comedy awards for its first season.

New Zealand film lovers are in for a treat this October - a chance to catch some of the most exciting short films coming out of China.

Here are the frocks, suits, jewels and pocket squares that populated the red carpet ahead of the 77th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The Pitt won Best Drama with Adolescence sweeping the anthology categories including a record setting win for 15-year-old Owen Cooper. The Studio bagged four comedy awards.

Apple TV+ series Severance was the most-nominated series, notching 27 nominations. The Penguin scored 24 nominations, The White Lotus and The Studio both bagged 23 nominations.

From friendly but fierce co-star competition to a charity push to keep speeches short and sweet.

How to Make a Killing, this year’s Laure Calamy comedy, is a classic example of the French farce - a soufflé built around a Swiss watch.

The Roses is a gentler remake of the pitch-black 1980s divorce comedy The War Of The Roses and stars Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch turn out to be worthy successors.

Relay, about a reluctant whistleblower, is well written, has a creditable cast and a smart idea at its heart.

Detective Conan – one of the most legendary anime – is an old but gold show that whets the appetite for whodunnit mystery thrill seekers.

Clues include cabbage trees, nikau palm, fairy bread and hot pools. Plus a trailer narrator that sounds a lot like Rhys Darby.

Documentary making is awash with ethical dilemmas. That is heightened when the storyline includes children, according to filmmakers.

A crew has been following the hunt for the fugitive dad and his kids for more than a year, gaining exclusive access to the investigation.

Friends and family can finally stop pestering Jacinda Ardern about where they can watch her award-winning documentary.

The romantic action movie features stars of the moment Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz.

Too much time on the porcelain throne can make you nearly 50 percent more likely to develop haemorrhoids, scientists confirmed this week.

Alex Walls and Paul Glover have an easy-going, on screen chemistry reminiscent of Kirsty and Phil in the UK original of this real estate reality show.

Writer-stars Tim Key and Tom Basden have made a funny, touching film with characters you'll fall in love with.

The TV series is commonly cited as one of the reasons tourists head to Scotland.

One hundred years since actor Richard Burton was born, this film tells the tale of how he emerged from a Welsh working class town, and the man who helped him on his way to international stardom.

How do you make something compelling if you already know what happens? Sky’s new football documentary avoids the pitfalls that hold other sports docos back.

If you've watched any of the leading television shows in the past 25 years, it's likely Lesli Linka Glatter had a hand in directing them.

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a French film about a fan of the great novelist, who goes to England as part of an Austen residency and soon her life starts to echo an Austen romance. But which one?

Korean pop idols compete to put a new spin on classic pop hits in the Apple TV+ show.

Since the kids' puppet show first aired in 1969, its sophisticated songs have lived rent-free in many a brain.

Eddington, set in New Mexico during the dark days of the 2020 pandemic, shows a country losing its mind.

The Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters is the streamer's most-watched original film.

The new expensive-looking TV version of the Aliens movie franchise has some cool actors - including a Kiwi - doing some interesting things.

This may fall slightly short of the original, but it remains a fun comedy very much worth seeing. In a packed theatre.

Hollywood filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has revealed which of his movies he thinks is the best –and it’s probably not the one you’d expect.

Forever Auckland FC - a new Sky Open show about our local football team's epic first season - will appeal to fans of Ted Lasso, says producer Dame Julie Christie.

A new three-part documentary series, Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser, reveals the toxicity behind the scenes by speaking to former winners, contestants, team doctors and experts.

In a nearly two-hour interview with her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce, the pop star was excited and emotional - and not just about her new album.

A writer reluctantly inherits man’s other best friend in this New York-set tale, starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray and Bingo the Great Dane.

In Here We Go we meet the Jessop family as they stumble through their mishap strewn, semi-detached suburban life.

Director Miki Magasiva says the achievement is a "huge milestone" and he's still overwhelmed by the continued success.

26-year-old Cassie Henderson recently won Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards. She sang Chappell Roan’s ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ on the Aussie talent show.

Australian actor Dacre Montgomery returns to the screen with gothic horror Went Up the Hill and finds himself healing while filming in Canterbury during lockdown.

Nicknamed the 'Hot Wiggle' by adult fans, John Pearce is proud to be the first-ever Australian Filipino member of the children's superband.

Like many parents, Andrew* and Maggie* battled with their child over his creeping device time.

Ben MacDonald said he would never do MasterChef again, especially if he had children. Eleven years and two kids later he tied up the apron strings and headed back to the esteemed Melbourne kitchen.

Freakier Friday is a bubbly, quippy, Disney Channel-style blend of bright colours, battle-of-the-generations comedy and a Chappell Roan soundtrack.

NZ On Air has announced close to $2.8 million of taxpayer money is slated for local productions Celebrity Treasure Island and The Traitors NZ - a first for the competitive reality series.

When animated series Invincible flips the Superman story on its head, planet-shaking melodrama and mayhem ensues.

The French are famously keen on the psychological dramas of le maître Alfred Hitchcock – most of their top directors have at least one such film on their CVs.

When two dames of the arts met for the first time in 2021 at a Rita Angus retrospective the idea for Grace: A Prayer for Peace was born.

A new study reveals, the popular animated Aussie pup isn’t just entertaining kids, she’s modelling how to to deal with life’s ups and downs.

New Zealanders Sam Neill and Guy Montgomery won at this year's Logies.

Do you stick with a classic franchise you've seen a million times? Or would you dare to opt for a disaster movie mid-air?

In the intimate two-part series Motuhaketanga, three women navigate the realities of life after lock-up, including probation check-ins, job hunting, broken trust, child reunifications, and quiet moments of doubt and pride.

Jason Momoa’s historical epic Chief of War, launching August 1 on Apple TV+, is a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories – despite the fact their film and TV production industry now struggles to be viable.

Adam Sandler's return as the eponymous golfer is a breezy and intermittently funny comedy that sticks to the playbook of every decades-later sequel.

Korean TV show Chef & My Fridge is good ‘couch potato’ weekend fodder and it might inspire you to get creative with those leftover ingredients lurking in the fridge.

Just when you thought the Lord of the Rings product train had run out of steam, Wētā Workshop has more.

Why do some of us crave surprise and suspense, while others find comfort in instant resolution? (This article contains spoilers!)

"There are moments when you feel trapped by the life that you are on as if it is a commuter train ride in and back every day and you go in, you give the best of yourself to your work and you come home tired in the evening."

Marvel's first family is back on the big screen with a retro aesthetic, a star-studded cast and a hunger to wipe the superhero movie slate clean.

Two New Zealanders have taken home one of the top prizes in the Spiel des Jahres, an annual awards event considered the Oscars of the board game world.

Charlie Ross-Matenga, from the Manawatū-Whanganui region, has been mad about the spinning tops since the age of 8. He will now head to Japan to compete.

Analysis: For the second time in five years, a major New Zealand media company has been offloaded by overseas owners for a single dollar. What does Sky buying Three - and the other Warner Bros Discovery channels - mean for the industry, and for viewers?

The second season of reality show This is Wheel Life follows the recent law school graduate’s life as she navigates all the experiences of a person in their 20s.

This feature documentary looks into the systematic dehumanisation of children in New Zealand by the state.

In Matthew Rankin’s film Universal Language a heartbroken man goes home to Winnipeg in snowy Manitoba – but it’s not what you might expect.

Rebel Wilson stars in this misfire about a society wedding which is saved from terrorists by one of the bridesmaids – a secret agent on her day off.

It comes just two weeks after the parent company of CBS, Paramount, settled a lawsuit lodged by President Trump against CBS News.

Auckland film buffs decry "weird" and "offensive" AI-generated video of Russell Crowe screened before movie.

If action aplenty and a dash of baroque violence are your thing, then gang fam series Mobland will do the trick nicely.

Kiwi Shayni Couch lost her husband in a Basejump gone wrong while she was pregnant. A new documentary follows her journey to return to the site where he died.

Songs by Huntr/x and the Saja Boys are rising on the charts above well-known artists like ROSE, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber.

Violence in movies and video games normalises a culture of cruelty says Dr Henry Giroux, a leading voice on education, media, and democracy.

The controversial creator behind the 2012 millennial satire is back making semi-autobiographical comedy. Do we finally understand her?

The nods for Outstanding Special Visual Effects are for its work on the second seasons of TV shows House of the Dragon and The Last of Us.

Apple TV+ series Severance was the most-nominated series, notching 27 nominations. The Penguin scored 24 nominations, The White Lotus and The Studio both bagged 23 nominations.

Man’s best (super)friend has prime placement in the new Superman movie, and the pooch’s path to the cinematic spotlight may be worth a movie itself.

Opinion - No mode of cinema has ever felt more craven and creatively bereft than live action remakes of animation - these abominations are anti-cinema and anti-art, writes Dominic Corry.

Doc Edge has screened the documentary, despite a request from the Consulate-General of China in Auckland to not do so.

The image of the long-haired, long-limbed young woman in a bikini swimming above an outsized great white shark is not a new one.

When a TV3 show about a raucous West Auckland family launched in 2005, Kiwi viewers fell hard for its mix of hilarious, relatable and uncomfortable moments.

There’s an impending natural disaster. There are two countries going to war. There’s a rich, arrogant billionaire tech bro who wants to rule the world. This sounds like a job for Superman!

How does Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever stack up after a few weeks?

Superman’s set to soar in a new movie, but he’s already been flying high for decades. Here’s a primer to catching up on the hero’s screen and comic book adventures. Up, up and away!

South Auckland's Tōtara Hospice - where Dr Jap is Medical Director - is the setting for the new TV show Hospice Heroes.

Although his father once threatened to break his legs for dancing, Ahmad Joudeh fought for a life where he could perform in peace.

The South Korean thriller series perfectly captures how money affects every decision we make.

If Richard O’Brien had landed the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar his smash cult musical The Rocky Horror Show might never have happened, he says.

Over ten million French cinema-goers can't be wrong, this latest French-made version of the Alexander Dumas classic novel is a swash buckling winner, writes Simon Morris.