STACK #217 November 2022

CONTENTS

ISSUE 217 NOV

MOVIES & TV 6 Take 5 8 Top Gun: Maverick 10 Bullet Train

2022

WELCOME

12 Nope 14 Beast 16 The Enforcer 18 Nix 20 New from Imprint Films 22 Out this month 24-26 New on 4K UHD

Take home one of the year’s biggest and best blockbusters this November. Yes, after an interminable wait Top Gun: Maverick finally soared on to cinema screens and delivered everything we wanted from a sequel to the 1986 classic – from the truly exhilarating aerial sequences that set a new benchmark in filmmaking, to just the right amount of nostalgia. It kicks off a big month in movies that also includes the Brad Pitt action-thriller Bullet Train and the quirky new flick from director Jordan Peele, Nope . Smart homes in Australia are on

the rise, and putting cutting edge smart technology in-house is easier than you think. We look at how to set up a home security system and bring a smart touch to your indoor and outdoor entertaining. Some big releases hitting the decks in music include Dean Lewis’s The Hardest Love , Taylor Swift’s Midnights and Anthony Callea’s Forty Love , while gamers will be salivating at the prospect of God of War Ragnarök (the sequel to 2018’s God of War reboot) and the return of Sonic the Hedgehog in the open-world adventure, Sonic Frontiers . Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

LIFE TECH 30-52 Our smart home guide is here! 56 New smartphones from Motorola 58 Bose QuietComfort II Earbuds 60 What’s new MUSIC 64-70 The Music Room: Chats with Anthony Callea, Dean Lewis and more 72-73 Cover feature: A Pinch of the Bunch Leading Aus Music Month 74 AlbumTales: Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace (2020) 76 STACK Record Club

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 Gill Pringle, Bob Jones Contributors Bryget Chrisfield, Jeff Jenkins, Simon Lukic, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Jake Cleland, Holly Pereira, Adam Colby, Bec Summer, Dan Nicholson, Alex Deutrom

Social Media Manager Glenn Cochrane Production Manager Craig Patterson Correspondence STACK editor@stack.com.au

78 This month at JB 80-82 Album reviews

GAMING FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 4 Take 5/Game Changers! 6 God of War Ragnarök 8 Sonic Frontiers 10 Just Dance 2023 Edition 12 STACK Recommends 14 Out this month

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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