STACK #196 Feb 2021

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

ISSUE 196 FEB 2021

GAMING 4 Roving Reporter/Game Changers! 6 Fast Forward/Q5 8 Super Mario 3DWorld + Bowser’s Fury 10 Little Nightmares II 12 Persona 5 Strikers 14 Accessorise Now! 16 STACK Recommends 18 Out this month LIFE TECH 25 Life Tech Intro 26-27 Budget Busters – Smartphones 28 Budget Busters – Tablets 30 Budget Busters – Computers 32 Budget Busters – TVs 34 Budget Busters – Speakers 36 Budget Busters – Headphones 38 Budget Busters – Smartwatches 40-42 Budget Busters – Smart Home 44 Budget Busters – Rideables 46 Budget Busters – Kitchen Appliances

WELCOME Nintendo’s perennial Mario makes the cut for STACK ’s February issue as he and the Mushroom Kingdom crew return in Super Mario 3DWorld + Bowser’s Fury - catsuits and all, while the PhantomThieves get into some Dynasty Warriors -styled action in Persona 5 Strikers . Our Life Tech section explores ways of getting the tech you need at a great price – especially if you’re moving house or starting uni; while in movies, we celebrate the 21st birthday of the iconic films released in Y2K and chat with prolific producer Jason Blum about his reboot of the ‘90s teen-witch flick, The Craft . The Foo Fighters are back with their new long player, Medicine at Midnight , and we chat with revered filmmaker John Carpenter about a new album, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death . Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

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54 Tech Trends of 2021 56 What’s New at JB FILM & TV 62 Roving Reporter 64 Bob J’s Movie Trivia 66-67 Iconic Movies from the Year 2000 68-70 The Craft: Legacy

Founder Nic Short Editor-in-Chief Paul Jones Film & TV Editor Scott Hocking Music Editor Zoë Radas Games & Online Editor Amy Flower Creative Director Gary Siewert Movies Consultant Kerrie Taylor Games Consultant Sachi Fernando Music Consultant Mike Glynn

Marketing Manager Fleur Parker Chief Contributors Bob Jones, Gill Pringle Contributors Bryget Chrisfield, Glenn Cochrane, Jeff Jenkins, Simon Lukic, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Nathan Lawrence, Jake Cleland, Tim Lambert, Holly Pereira, Adam Colby,

Anthony Horan, Nicholas Kennedy, Dan Nicholson, Alex Deutrom, Bec Summer Social Media Manager Imogene Lewis-Granland Production Manager Craig Patterson Correspondence STACK 33 Jessie Street, Richmond, VIC 3121

72 The Best of Blumhouse 74 New from Imprint Films 76 Reviews MUSIC FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 4-10 Interviews with Julien Baker, John Carpenter and more 12-13 The Foos, Fighting Fit 14 The STACK Record Club 16-17 AlbumTales: Adele’s 19 (2008)

RATINGS GUIDE

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Recommended formature audiences

Notsuitableforpeople under15.Under15smust beaccommpaniedbya parentoradultguardian

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