STACK #210 Apr 2022

MOVIES & TV PREVIEWS

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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

DEATH ON THE NILE Kenneth Branagh returns to the role of moustachioed sleuth Hercule Poirot in his second Agatha Christie adaptation as

BELFAST Director Kenneth Branagh gets personal with this semi-biographical film that chronicles the life of a working class Protestant family

director. Previously adapted in 1978, it's a dazzling mystery- thriller about the deadly

living in the titular city during ‘The Troubles’ of Northern Ireland in the late 1960s. Shot in black and white and punctuated by a nostalgic Van Morrison soundtrack, this poignant coming-of-age drama is exceptional

consequences triggered by obsessive love, with Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a luxury river steamer turning into a search for a murderer.

storytelling that packs a considerable punch.

THRILLER

DRAMA

OUT NOW

20/4/22

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Jessica Chastain undergoes a startling makeup transformation for this biopic of Tammy Faye Bakker. Tammy and her husband, Jim (Andrew Garfield), were popular American televangelists

RED ROCKET A former adult movie star in real life, Simon Rex is perfectly cast as the protagonist of this audacious indie gem from writer-

director Sean Baker ( The Florida Project , Tangerine ). Rex gives a magnetic performance in this darkly funny portrait of a uniquely American hustler, who is forced to return to his small Texan

during the '80s, who hit the headlines for all the wrong

reasons. A comedic dramatisation of their fall from grace, this is a must-see for fans of true-life American eccentrics.

hometown when he runs out of options.

DRAMA

DRAMA

OUT NOW

6/4/22

THE HANDMAID'S TALE: SEASON 4 After three seasons of circular plotting, viewers could be forgiven for thinking this gruelling continuation of Margaret Atwood's novel had

CHUCKY: SEASON 1 The iconic killer doll from the Child's Play movies slices his way onto TV in this new series created by Don Mancini, who penned the

become stuck on permanent repeat. The good news is that season four gets things back on track. Following the daring rescue of 86 children, June continues her crusade against the brutal theocracy of Gilead,

original film and its slew of sequels. After a vintage Chucky doll turns up at a suburban yard sale, an idyllic American town is rocked by a series of horrifying murders... A "coming-of- rage" story, fans of the films will be

inciting rebellion among her fellow handmaids.

thrilled by the return of several beloved characters.

TV DRAMA

TV HORROR

6/4/22

13/4/22

PROJECT GEMINI A unique terraforming device goes missing following its launch, and a mysterious signal is received from a remote and uncharted planet. An expedition is dispatched

GASOLINE ALLEY Another month, another Bruce Willis action flick! This time around, Bruce plays a homicide detective investigating a triple murder with partner Luke Wilson.

to investigate the source of the signal, only to find a forbidding world inhabited by something... alien. A slick sci-fi thriller in the tradition of Prometheus , fans of

Joining forces with the prime suspect – a rockabilly boss-type named Jimmy Jayne (Devon Sawa), who insists he has been framed – the trio embark on a

the genre will find plenty to enjoy here.

dangerous mission to expose the real killer.

SCI-FI

ACTION

13/4/22

6/4/22

DEMON SLAYER: THE MOVIE – MUGEN TRAIN This dazzling feature-length spin-off from anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba is the highest grossing film

JOSEE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH This beautifully rendered anime feature from director Kotaro Tamura ( Noragami ) chronicles the unlikely bond formed between two strangers, whose

to date in Japan. We rejoin Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke and Nezuko immediately following the conclusion of season one, jumping aboard the Mugen train to meet the flame pillar and discovering a mystery involving missing passengers...

worlds collide in a twist of fate. A sweet, romantic drama for anime fans with a sentimental side, this first pressing 3-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo set includes the original soundtrack on CD.

ANIME

ANIME

6/4/22

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22 APRIL 2022

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