Eight great things to watch with your kids these school holidays

There are two weeks; 14 days; 336 hours of school holidays to fill. What better way to fill it than a bunch of great TV? Tara Ward runs down the best TV and movies on Lightbox to watch with your kids these school holidays. It’s school holiday time again, which means the children of Aotearoa … Read more

New to Lightbox in April: True crime, many spidermen and Jenny from The Block

All the superheroes are coming to Lightbox this month – Spider-Man, Aquaman, Jennifer Lopez, Spongebob Squarepants – but there’s a few villains in the bunch too. It’s your round-up of what is coming to Lightbox in April. The Act (Four episodes dropping April 4, then weekly) From Jean Sergent’s review of The Act, coming later this … Read more

Take notes or get left for dead: Spider-Man is a landmark triumph for gaming

Spider-Man is an unqualified triumph of a game – but the best thing about it is also the most surprising. Sam Brooks reviews. This is a spoiler-free review. It’s hard to participate in video game journalism without being very aware of the hype machine. That is, the machine which creates a deluge of pre-publicity for games … Read more

How Insomniac is bringing Spider-Man slinging into 2018

Spider-Man is one of 2018’s most hotly anticipated titles, from the critically acclaimed studio Insomniac. Adam Goodall talks to Insomniac’s community director, James Stevenson, about its latest release and how he hopes to create a healthy online space in the age of GamerGate. In the months leading up to its PS4 release, the conversation around Spider-Man … Read more