STACK #207 Jan 2022

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

ISSUE 207 JAN 2022

FILM & TV 4 Take 5

6 The King’s Man 8 Nightmare Alley 10 No Time to Die 12 Halloween Kills

WELCOME It’s been a long time coming. After multiple delays, No Time to Die , Daniel Craig’s final mission as 007, finally hits the shelves at JB – and by all accounts, it’s been well worth the wait. Halloween Kills , the second chapter in the new trilogy, also arrives this month, and we look back at the ten best movies and TV series released on home entertainment formats in 2021. It’s a good month for Pokémon fans with a whole new game, P okémon Legends: Arceus , incoming. This is joined by the latest Tom Clancy shooter, Rainbow Six: Extraction . In music, our eight reviewers choose their top two albums of 2021; and in Life Tech, we’ve strung together an essential guide for parents navigating the tech demands for a new school year. You’ll also find everything you need to know about air purifiers, and we showcase the projectors that will turn movie nights into a summer blockbuster event. What a way to start the year! Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

14 New from Imprint Films 16 Best of 2021 – Movies 17 Best of 2021 – TV 18 Best of 2021 – 4K UHD 19 Out this month

MUSIC 24 The Music Room: reviews 28-29 Writers Select: Cream of the 2021 Crop 30 AlbumTales: Silverchair’s Diorama (2002)

32-35 Choice Cuts of 2021 36-37 STACK Record Club 38 Take 5

GAMING 40 Take 5/Game Changers! 41 Fast Forward/Q5 42 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction 44 Pokémon Legends: Arceus 46-48 2021 Top 10 Games 50 Accessorise Now! 52 STACK Recommends 54 Out this month 2 Life Tech intro 4-28 School’s Back 30-36 Air Purifiers 38-40 Projectors 42 Homedics Therapist Select Plus Massage Gun 44 What’s new at JB LIFE TECH FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK

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

Alex Deutrom, Nicholas Kennedy Social Media Manager

Imogene Lewis-Granland Production Manager Craig Patterson Correspondence STACK 33 Jessie Street, Richmond, VIC 3121

Anthony Horan, Glenn Cochrane, Bryget Chrisfield, Jeff Jenkins,

Simon Lukic, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Jake Cleland, Holly Pereira, Adam Colby, Bec Summer, Dan Nicholson,

RATINGS GUIDE

Parental guidance recommended

Recommended for mature audiences

Not suitable for people under 15. Under 15smust beaccommpaniedby a parent or adult guardian

Restricted to 18 and over

General

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