STACK #203 Sep 2021

FILM & TV PREVIEWS

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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

CRANSTON ACADEMY: MONSTER ZONE Accepted into the exclusive Cranston Academy of Science, teenage genius Danny – with the help of his roommate Liz – breaks into an abandoned

WEREWOLVES WITHIN Based on the popular video game of the same name, Werewolves Within is set in the town of Beaverfield, USA, where the newly appointed sheriff (Sam Richardson)

laboratory and reactivates a device that opens a portal and unleashes a menagerie of monsters. Featuring the voice talents of Jamie Bell and Ruby Rose, this fun-filled romp will

finds himself stuck inside the local inn along with a colourful assortment of characters, while a werewolf prowls outside. A quirky whodunit that plays like a cross

delight young fans of Goosebumps and Jumanji .

between The Howling and Knives Out .

ANIMATED

HORROR

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THE FOREVER PURGE The fifth (and supposedly final) Purge movie is an absolute action- blast and one of the series' best entries. Despite the annual

ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS The sequel to 2019's Escape Room takes its unwilling participants beyond a mere room with its deadly puzzle action. Former victors Zoey (Taylor Russell) and Ben (Logan

event – which legalises crime for a 24-hour period – having been wound up, some Texan types decide otherwise. Cue all manner of violence, mayhem and creepy mask-wearing as the South aims

Miller) are back, accompanied by winners from previous separate escape rooms for the titular

Tournament of Champions. Only this time around the rooms are bigger, the puzzles harder, and the twisted action even wilder.

to take over the entire US of A...

THRILLER

THRILLER

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THE FATHER Knockout performances from Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman are a highlight of this powerful drama that explores the impact of

DOCTOR WHO: THE WEB OF FEAR This lost story from the Patrick Troughton era was returned to the BBC archives in 2013 and all five recovered episodes were swiftly released

dementia on an elderly patriarch and his daughter. The feature debut of director Florian Zeller (adapting his French play) received six Oscar nominations this year including Best Picture, with Hopkins winning Best Actor and Zeller the Best Adapted Screenplay award.

on DVD, along with a telesnap reconstruction of the still missing episode three. Now, this classic 1968 adventure featuring the Yeti has

been remastered in a 2-disc set that includes an all-new animated version of the missing episode and a bounty of bonus material.

DRAMA

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BORN A CHAMPION Based on a true story, this fight flick is set in the adrenalised world of mixed martial arts. Sean Patrick Flannery ( The Boondock

KILL CHAIN Nicolas Cage just never stops working, and we wouldn't want it any other way! "Can a violent man ever find peace?" asks the tagline. Not when that man is our Nic,

Saints ) plays an MMA fighter with a specialty in Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu, who lost a match when his

who's admittedly more restrained that usual in this neo-noir action- thriller packed with crooked cops, gangsters, hitmen, a femme fatale, an ex-mercenary, and an onslaught of murder, betrayal, revenge and redemption. Whoa.

opponent cheated. Years later the truth is revealed in an online video, and the world promptly demands a rematch. Cue a Rocky road to redemption...

ACTION

ACTION

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TURKEY SHOOT (1982) The Aussie 'blood and thunder shocker" of the '80s returns to DVD and Blu-ray as part of Umbrella Entertainment's Ozploitation

DEMONIC District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp is back with this creepy possession flick involving a young woman who unleashes terrifying

Classics collection. Director Brian Trenchard Smith's outrageously violent tale of humans being hunted by the elite in a dystopian future is a homegrown cult classic that's equally reviled and adored.

demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades old rift

between mother and daughter are revealed. Blomkamp creates a frighteningly warped mindscape for the protagonist to navigate, which will remind horror fans of the J.Lo chiller The Cell .

Just don't expect The Hunger Games !

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