STACK #182 Dec 2019

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Issue 182 DEC 2019

YOUR TO FILM, TV, GAMING&MUSIC ESSENTIAL GUIDE

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ISSUE 182

GAMING

MUSIC

Dec ’19

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ISSUE 182 Dec ’19

GAMING

BECK • NILÜFERYANYA • MILKYCHANCE

DOWNTONABBEY • STAR TREK • RAMBO

YOURMONTHLY GAMING GUIDE TOWHAT’S IN-STORE AT hot INSIDE MUSTHAVEGAMESFORCHRISTMAS • KEYBOARDS • TERMINATOR:RESISTANCE

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Extras Pages 10 / 16–17

FILM & TV Pages 18–40

Games Pages 41–63

MUSIC Pages 1–35

6-18 INTERVIEWS + BULLETINS We chat new music with Beck, Milky Chance and Fat Freddy’s Drop; discover how alt-pop-soul artist Nilüfer Yanya put together her Aussie live shows; and investigate the gorgeously unsettling soundtracks of Hildur Guðnadóttir. 20-21 COLD CHISEL: BLOOD BROTHERS Don Walker chats to STACK about the legendary band’s brand new album Blood Moon, and why, during its recording, he and his bandmates chose to throw their saxophonist off a proverbial cliff. 24 MUSIC HISTORY: DECEMBER Nile feels a keen sting, Gangnam Style is a thing, and an irritating amphibian becomes ringtone king: Here’s your calendar of notable dates, events, and oddities of music history for December. 26-27 BREAKOUT BELTER: kate bush Bryget Chrisfield explores the album that spelled the lift-off to cultural stardom for Kate Bush: Hounds Of Love. 28-32 ALBUM REVIEWS Ben Lee, Mirusia, the Charlie’s Angels OST, DJ Shadow, Låpsley, the Last Christmas OST, Lloyd Spiegel, Regurgitator, Nile, Slayer, Trippie Redd, The Free Nationals and plenty more.

42-43 regulars This month, our Roving Reporter heads to JB in the Melbourne suburb of Forest Hill. 44-45 CHRISTMAS GAMES We all want to wake up on Christmas moring with a game under the tree. Here’s a list of worthy contenders. 46-48 SWITCH ON FOR CHRISTMAS Joined the revolution yet? It’s time! 50 TERMINATOR: ResistAnce There can never be enough Terminator content in the world. 52 life is strange We take a look back at the intriguing teen series. 54 Give a duck! The perfect Christmas gift for the gamer in your life. 56-58 Keyboards Are you in the hunt for a new gaming keyboard? We’ve got you covered. 60 out this month Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, Darksiders Genesis, Zumba Burn It Up, Jumanji: The Video Game, Farming Simulator 20, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, Life is Strange 2, New Super Lucky’s Tale 62 stack recommends Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Luigi’s Mansion 3.

10 EXTRAS Local hero and Red Dog director Kriv Stenders helms the Vietnam war drama Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan . 16-17 BOB J Our resident film historian looks back at the classic 1951 musical An American in Paris .

18-19 GAME OF THRONES Maisie Williams bids farewell to Arya Stark after eight incredible seasons. 20 RAMBO: LAST BLOOD STACK chats to Sylvester Stallone about the fifth and final Rambo film. 22 DOWNTON ABBEY We wandered back through the series to select five great Downton moments. 24 STAR TREK: DISCOVERY We chat with the second season’s newly appointed captain, Anson Mount. 26 THE NIGHTINGALE Director Jennifer Kent on her brutal and mythic new feature. 28-34 REVIEWS Game of Thrones: Season 8, IT Chapter Two, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture, Rambo: Last Blood, Good Boys, Abominable, The Angry Birds Movie 2, Freaks, Ad Astra, Star Trek: Discovery: S2, Catch 22, The War of the Worlds, Doctor Who: Classic Season 23.

Cinema Pages 12–14

12 FROZEN II Six years on, expectations are high for the sequel to Disney’s mega box office hit. 14 JOJO RABBIT STACK chats with director Taika Waititi and the cast of his edgy new World War II satire.

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