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Great Scott! It’s not only Arnie’s who back — both back-to-the-future franchises blast their way back on to Blu-ray. Terminator Genisys comes with a Dolby Atmos option and less impressive extras about the casting, locations and vfx. The 30th anniversary edition of the Back to the Future trilogy isn’t worth upgrading to if you already have the 25th […]

Vampires, exorcists and poltergeists abound on Sky’s movie channels in January. Highlights include The Exorcist: The Version You’ve Never Seen and the original Poltergeist and Friday the 13th on Classics, while among the lesser lights are Vampire Academy on Extra and Banshee Chapter on Premiere. All is Lost and Out of the Furnace are the pick of […]

Hellcats (TV2, 5.30) ✫✫✫ After Michael and Abby break up, Joey takes Michael to Tijuana to help him get over it; Alex and Gina go to a night club. Rugby World Cup (TV One, 7.00/TV3, 8.30, 5.1) Semi-final II: NZ vs Australia (9pm kick-off). Mike & Molly (TV2, 7.30) ✫✫ The ‘bro-mance’ is in jeopardy: Mike and Carl […]

New Zealand’s definitive free-to-air guide to what’s airing nightly in 1080i   Saturday The Secret Lives of Dancers (TV3, 4.00, R) Rheem Outdoors With Geoff (TV3, 5.00) Season premiere: Trade Zone Gone Fishin’ (TV3, 5.30) Get Fresh With Al Brown (TV One, 7.00) ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00) Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (TV2, 7.30, R) Hamish & Andy’s […]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: TV2, 7.30pm Saturday. The writing of this first sequel didn’t start until pre-production, which explains why the screenplay isn’t as shipshape as the spectacular special effects. Otherwise, it’s an even more rollicking mix of goofy gags and gung-ho derring-do in which barmy buccaneer Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) spars […]

While HD-worthy shows like The Amazing Race Australia continue to limp along in SD on TV2, the network has opted to bring us every strand of Donald Trump’s hair in 1080i. That’s right — TV2 will screen the next season of The Celebrity Apprentice in HD. But it gets even scarier: among the other eclectically coiffed […]