How's the new season of Scrubs you say? Well, let's check back into Sacred Heart here - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/02/scru... #scrubs #comedy #zachbraff

Reviewing PULP live in Auckland, their first gig in five months, and which saw a stunning debut of a new single. #Pulp review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/02/pulp...

DEACON BLUE live in Auckland New Zealand review - the band still has it some 40 years on, an incredible show that shows they've lost none of the energy and decency that they had when success rightly came knocking. #DeaconBlue review darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/02/deac...

Is the new version of The Muppet Show worth it? Here's what to make of Kermit and the gang's 2026 return - #TheMuppetShow review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... #SabrinaCarpenter #muppets #sethrogen

Fully recommend WE BURY THE DEAD with Daisy Ridley - an evocative and tragic take on the zombie idea that'll haunt you for hours after you've watched it. #WeBuryTheDead review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/02/we-b... #zombie #daisyridley #australia

Damn fine theme, however you play it.

Really did love SEND HELP - I'd really recommend it in the cinema with an audience of decent people (and not anyone with an annoying laugh). #SendHelp review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/01/send...

The Wrecking Crew review - should you? darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

Annie Wilkes, meet Linda Liddle. If Misery, Survivor, Castaway and Sam Raimi had a bastard offspring, Send Help would be it. You'd be a fool to miss it. #SendHelp review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/01/send...

The first full trailer for Disney's The Muppet Show is delightful.

WONDER MAN from @Marvel is one of the most pointless TV shows I've ever watched. Not even the chemistry between its leads can save the fact I lost 4 hours of my life waiting for something to happen. #WonderMan review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/01/wond...

Here is 2026's first unmissable movie. darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/01/28-y...

A Knight Of Seven Kingdoms is a knock-about return to Westeros that I can get behind. But only for 6 episodes. The Game Of Thrones spinoff reviewed here - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-kn...

This Rob Reiner news is pretty appalling.

He was a skater boi, he said see you later boi, as he's a demon made of glass in this sensationally different skating sim out now - #SkateStory review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/12/skat...

Reviewing the latest chance to go to another world - With the Outer Worlds 2 review #gaming darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...

Reviewing the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator 2025 PS edition - let's fly away! darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/12/micr... #gaming

An absolutely unmissable and unmitigated success, Garbage's brief 2025 NZ tour is something incredibly special and deserves to be treasured. #Garbage Live review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/12/garb... @frontiertouring #shirleymanson #butchvig

Around this time of year, I feel like giving up on movie going and reviewing. And without fail, as the dross continues, something comes up that makes me rediscover that joy and becomes the beacon in the endless fog of mediocrity. That happened again tonight. #movies

PIXIES live in Auckland review - an incredible trip down memory lane, which offered a seismic surprise for long-term fans of the college rock faves and a great chance to hear complete albums. #pixies review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/11/pixi... #bossanova #trompelemonde

.@NZonAir Talking BLOKE OF THE APOCALYPSE with its creator Charlie Faulks, including the moments he's proudest of, what his family thinks and who his dream collaborators are. #BlokeOfTheApocalypse darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/11/blok... @liammaguren.bsky.social you'd be keen :)

Includes a first look at our prize grant short film THE CHARM OF THE MAGPIES.

NZIFF coverage for 2025 will be limited from me this year, but here's a review of something playing - @MadmanFilmsNZ The Wolves Always Come At Night review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... #globalwarming #climatechange #Filmfestival #NZIFF

NZIFF coverage for 2025 will be limited from me this year, but here's a review of something playing - Madman NZ's Mistress Dispeller review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/mist... #mistress #Filmfestival #NZIFF

NZIFF coverage for 2025 will be limited from me this year, but here's a review of something playing - Madman NZ's DJ Ahmet - #DJAhmet review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/dj-a... #Filmfestival #NZIFF

CatVideoFest 25 review - a twee collection of feline hijinks that could use a bit of a paw-se midway through, but has its heart squarely in the right place. #CatVideoFest review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/catv... #cats #CatsOfBlueSky

Together - a movie that doesn't really offer anything new about co-dependency, but has a gorily good time heading to its final destination thanks to Alison Brie and Dave Franco's lived in vibe. #Together review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/toge...

Everybody needs to go and see The Life Of Chuck, a joyous melancholy film about existential dread and love. It's good, honest. #thelifeofchuck review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Preview of the 2025 New Zealand International Film Festival programme - here are some of the films being announced on Monday. #nziff @nzff darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2025/07/prev... #jacindaardern #predators #splitsville #endlesscookie #dakotajohnson #thewolvesalwayscomeatnight

havent been here since forever is it still worth it

Reviewing the disappointing but occasionally promising RED ONE - #Redone review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/11/red-... #DwayneJohnson #chrisevans #christmas

"Form without content": The exceptionally staged Wicked movie is a brilliant blast of inventiveness, stopped solely by its lack of a strong narrative to propel it on. #Wicked review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/11/wick... #arianagrande

I'm back here, but I'm not entirely sure why. Enlighten me.

Full line up of the 2024 NZ International film festival revealed - all the details here - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/07/whan... #nziff

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Moving into the tech area reviews, here's a look at JBL's new Xtreme 4 mini boombox. darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/06/jbl-...

A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE review: Better than it has any right to be - though one can't help but feel there's a degree of a white saviour element and an allegory of fighting one's own demons before the end of life. #AQuietPlaceDayOne review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/06/a-qu...

DOCTOR WHO: EMPIRE OF DEATH review - a disappointing end for Sutekh, but an emotionally resonant conclusion for Ruby Sunday - #DoctorWho review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/06/doct...

The real conspiracy

DOCTOR WHO: THE LEGEND OF RUBY SUNDAY review - a thrilling start of the end, but a few too many questions remain. #DoctorWho review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/06/doct...

INSIDE OUT 2 review - a glorious kind of retread of INSIDE OUT, but one that ripples with insight, heart and humour. Well worth seconding that emotion. #InsideOut2 review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/06/insi...

DOCTOR WHO: ROGUE romps into Bridgerton, tears into canon and provides possibly the most important unexpected Pride Month moment. #DoctorWho #Rogue review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/06/doct...

Fascinating, Frustrating and Frightening, Doctor Who episode 73 YARDS is a compelling showcase for Millie Gibson's acting prowess. 73 Yards review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/doct...

I'd be lying if I said IF didn't annoy me in parts with its cloying tweeness; but equally, I'd be lying if I didn't admit to being moved by some of its sentiment. Herein lies the film's dilemma -and a cynical movie critic's too. IF review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/if-m...

FURIOSA review - a film filled with sound and fury, but one that doesn't have anything to say and which criminally overlooks its main character in favour of chase spectacle. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/furi...

JOIKA movie review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/joik... A formulaic story told with incredible visual flair.

Doctor Who: Boom - TV review: darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/doct... A Doctor Who episode filled with tension, faith rebuttals and an awfully convenient deus ex machina. #Boom #DoctorWho review - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/doct...

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES movie review - a muted start to a new trilogy that never reaches the heights of the 2011 series but at times offers tantalising promise for a future. #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes review darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/king...

Doctor Who: Space Babies preview - infectious chemistry, a slight plot and a blast of cosmic energy - as well as babies. #DoctorWho preview - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/doct...

Doctor Who: The Devil's Chord preview - a big bold brassy move that will polarise the fanbase but is buoyed by a blistering performance from Jinkx Monsoon. #TheDevilsChord preview - darrens-world-of-entertainment.blogspot.com/2024/05/doct...