STACK #207 Jan 2022

PREVIEWS MOVIES & TV

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THE STAND Previously adapted for TV in 1994, Stephen King's apocalyptic epic – set in a world ravaged by a super-flu – has made a timely return

DOCTOR WHO: GALAXY 4 This lost story from the William Hartnell era is the latest to be reimagined in an animated version synched with the original

as a sprawling, 10-episode event series. Arguably one of King's best books, this small screen update shuffles the story into a non- linear narrative, as we follow the survivors of the epidemic towards a

audio recordings. Pitting the first Doctor against a race of warrior women on a planet that's about to explode, Galaxy 4 is a delightful bit of retro '60s sci-fi and has been given a vibrant colour revival here, along with a b/w option and the surviving Episode 3.

showdown with the forces of evil in Las Vegas.

TV/HORROR

ANIMATED

26/1/22

12/1/22

DAY OF THE DEAD: SEASON 1 This new zombie series from the Syfy channel is an homage to the 1985 George Romero film in name only. It shares more in common

HACKS: SEASON 1 This Emmy-winning showbiz sitcom is a great star vehicle for Jean Smart ( Watchmen ), playing a Las Vegas comedy queen (a character

with TV's Fear the Walking Dead , following six strangers attempting to survive the first 24 hours of the zombie apocalypse, which leads

some suggest is based on Joan Rivers) about to get bumped from her regular gig. She joins forces with an out of work, twenty- something writer (Hannah Einbinder) to freshen up her material, but will

to gore galore and some social commentary as per the Romero films. Do we need another zombie show? You betcha!

the generation gap produce comedy gold?

TV/COMEDY

TV/HORROR

5/1/22

22/12/21

CRASH David Cronenberg's bold 1996 adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel, about an underground subculture with a car accident fetish,

MIDNIGHT IN THE SWITCHGRASS Based on the true-crime case of the Texas 'Truck Stop Killer', this procedural thriller teams Bruce Willis with Megan Fox as FBI agents undercover in Florida to

makes a welcome return to local shelves. The Blu-ray forms part of Umbrella's Beyond Genres

bust a sex-trafficking ring. Learning of a series of serial killings in the area, they join the hunt alongside

label and includes an introduction from Cronenberg as well as new interviews with cinematographer Peter Suschitzky, composer Howard Shore, and more.

a local cop (Emile Hirsch). But is the suspect in both cases one and the same? A serial killer thriller with a '90s flavour.

CULT

19/1/22

THRILLER

5/1/22

CITIZEN KANE – 4K UHD Acclaimed as one of the greatest motion pictures of all time, Orson Welles's 1941 masterpiece follows a reporter's attempt to discover the meaning behind a dead media baron's final enigmatic word,

DONNIE DARKO – 4K UHD Has it really been 20 years since Jake Gyllenhaal followed a guy in a sinister bunny suit down a temporal rabbit hole of cult movie

madness? Donnie Darko (and Frank the Rabbit) makes the jump to 4K UHD in a 3-disc Anniversary Edition that includes restorations of both the Theatrical and Director's Cut from the original camera negatives, approved by director Richard Kelly and DOP Steven Poster.

"Rosebud." All the elements that make a great movie are right here and have now been given a worthy upgrade to 4K Ultra HD resolution

– and the results are simply stunning!

CLASSIC

CULT

12/1/22

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