STACK #198 Apr 2021

CONTENTS

ISSUE 198 APR 2021

FILM & TV 8 Take 5 10 Wonder Woman 1984

WELCOME In the April issue of STACK , we’re celebrating the female voice. Gal Gadot and Milla Jovovich are back in action in Wonder Woman 1984 and Monster Hunter , respectively, while Naomi Watts and Jacki Weaver team up for real-life drama Penguin Bloom . Amy Shark’s second album sees the ARIA-winning singer- songwriter tap into ever deeper wells of personal experience, and London Grammar vocalist Hannah Reid details why it was so important for her to don the captain’s hat on the acclaimed trio’s third record. If you’re wondering what to buy Mum – or that special person in your life – for Mother’s Day next month, we’ve got some excellent tech-themed gift ideas in Life Tech. And in gaming, we get snap happy all over again with the arrival of New Pokémon Snap on Switch and immerse ourselves in new PS5 time-loop shooter Returnal . Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

12 Monster Hunter 14 Penguin Bloom 16 Women to Watch 18 Akira 20 Let Him Go 21 The Reckoning 22 The Dry 24 Soul 26 Out this month LIFE TECH 30 Intro

32 Oppo Find X3 34-40 Hair Care 42-46 Cameras 48-50 Robot Vacs 52 Himo H1 54-60 Mother’s Day Gift Guide 62 What’s New GAMING 66 Take 5/Game Changers 68 Fast Forward/Q5 70 New Pokémon Snap 72 Returnal 74 Accessorise Now! 76 STACK Recommends 78 Out this month 79 Competitions MUSIC FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 4-8 The Music Room: Interviews with London Grammar, Julia Stone and more 10-11 Amy Shark 12-13 AlbumTales: Skyhooks’ Living in the 70’s (1974) 14 STACK Record Club

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, 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

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Restricted to 18 and over

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