STACK #210 Apr 2022
CONTENTS
ISSUE 210 APR 2022
MOVIES & TV 6 Take 5 8 Spider-Man: No Way Home 10 Ghostbusters: Afterlife 12 Jackass Forever 14 King Richard 16 The Addams Family 2 17 Wyrmwood: Apocalypse 18 New from Imprint Films 20 The 355
WELCOME
Weaving threads from past Spider-Man films into the webslinger’s latest big-screen adventure proved to be a Marvel masterstroke – Spider-Man: No Way Home is not only the ultimate Spidey movie, but it also currently holds sixth position on the all-time global box office chart,
22 Out This Month 24 New on 4K UHD GAMING 30 Take 5/Game Changers! 31 Fast Forward/Q5 32 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 34 Nintendo Switch Sports 35 Take your racing to the next level! 36 Accessorise Now! 38 STACK Recommends 40 Out this month LIFE TECH 42 Intro 44-54 Capturing the experience on camera 56-62 Picking the right dash cam 64 The new Bose Soundlink Flex Bluetooth speaker 68 Fresh smartwatches arrive from Huawei 70-78 Our Mother’s Day Gift Guide 80 What’s new MUSIC FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 4-9 The Music Room: interviews with Confidence Man and more 10 STACK Record Club 12-13 Cover feature: Norah Jones’ Come Away With Me , 20th anniversary reissues 14 AlbumTales: Portishead’s Dummy (1994)
having grossed over US$1.8 billion. This one sees Peter Parker finally understanding the importance of that old adage, “with great power comes great responsibility.” It’s been 20 years since the release of Norah Jones’s first studio album, Come Away with Me , so what better time to look back at the story behind this seminal debut. We also shoot the breeze with Oz dance-angels Confidence Man and Isle of Wight oddballs Wet Leg, put Portishead’s Dummy on a pedestal, and take a fine-toothed comb to the first of Jack White’s releases this year. A guide to capturing that special experience on-camera is where Life Tech begins in April before we take a deep dive into dash cams and pull together some cracking tech gift ideas for Mother’s Day. And in games, we venture to a blocky galaxy far, far away in LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga , get nostalgic for Wii as Nintendo Switch Sports hits, and rev up for Australian Grand Prix month with tips on how to take your racing gaming to the next level. Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief
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
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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
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