STACK #222 April 2023

MOVIE & TV 6 Take 5 and upcoming movies 7 New Indiana Jones merch CONTENTS

ISSUE 222 APR 2023

8 Board games for the school hols 10 How to play Dungeons & Dragons 12 Our verdict on Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves 13 Horror unleashed in Evil Dead Rise 14 Brendan Fraser talks The Whale 16 The Fabelmans tells the Spielberg story 17 Talking pictures in Babylon 18 Warner Bros. turns 100 20 Cinema magic in Empire of Light 21 New on 4K UHD 22 New from Imprint Films 24 Out this month TECH 26 Intro 28-30 Get out and about with a digital camera 32-33 Expert photography tips to shoot like a pro 34-38 So you wanna be a content creator? 40 In the drone zone 42-44 Why you need a dash cam 46-50 Instant cameras give instant gratification 52 Samsung’s awesome Galaxy A54 smartphone 54 5 things we love about the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 56-58 Treat mum with tech this Mother’s Day 60 What’s new MUSIC 64-70 The Music Room: Chats with Private Function and Cub Sport, feature looks into boygenius and Everything But the Girl 72-73 The Reason for the Seasons: Metallica cover feature 74 This month at JB 76-77 Vital Vinyl 78 Lifting the Lid: Radiohead’s Pablo Honey (1993) 79-80 Album reviews GAMING FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 3 Take 5/Game changers! 4 Cal Kestis is back in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 6-8 Get your zombie on in Dead Island 2 10 All hail Cult of the Lamb 12 STACK Recommends 14 Out this month/Wham Bam Game Exam!

WELCOME

In the wake of the Oscars, there’s generally a wave of quality fresh film releases for home entertainment. That is indeed the case this year, and it influenced our movie cover this month; six great films that all deserve a place in any discerning collection. And talking of great flicks and award ceremonies, in this issue, we chat to newly minted Oscar winner Brendan Fraser about the film that revived his career, The Whale . Old Hollywood is all the rage in April, too, with a trip back to the decadent Roaring Twenties in Babylon , Steven Spielberg’s formative filmmaking years in The Fabelmans ; and the centenary of iconic studio Warner Bros. If you enjoyed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order back in 2019, you’ll be pleased to hear its successor arrives this month, with Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis returning in a whole new adventure: Star Wars Jedi: Survivo r. And there’s zombie action aplenty in Dead Island 2 . Cameras are our focus (pun intended) in tech this month, from the digital and instant to dash cams, drones, and content creator gear. Check out our comprehensive guide to camera essentials, along with some expert photography tips to have you shooting like a pro. And in music, we look at Metallica’s path to thrash metal heroism (and new album 72 Seasons ), investigate outstanding new releases from boygenius and Everything But the Girl, and speak to punk rascals Private Function and electronic icons Cub Sport. See you in store! Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

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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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