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Issue 136 FEBRUARY 2016

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Extras Pg 10–16

Cinema Pg 18–24

DVD & BD Pg 29–48

Games Pg 49–62

Music From back Pg 1–19

Pg 10 NEWS Has Leo suffered enough to finally win his first Oscar? We attempt to predict the Academy Award winners, and say goodbye to Bowie, Alan Rickman and Glenn Frey. Pg 16 STACK AWARDS The winners of the best of the best in home entertainment for

Pg 18-19 INTERVIEW Burr Steers brings the walking dead to the world of Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies . Pg 20 CINEMA BUZZ Kevin Hart buckles in for Ride Along 2, and Joseph Fiennes finds Jesus in Risen . Pg 22-24 CINEMA REVIEWS The Hateful Eight, Spotlight, The Danish Girl, The Big Short, Room . Pg 26-28 BOB J. The epic power struggle at MGM results in a severely truncated cut of John Huston’s The Red Badge of Courage.

Pg 30 SICARIO Canadian character actor Victor Garber on his supporting role and the war on drugs. Pg 32 CUT SNAKE Tony Ayres helms this Australian crime feature with more twists than its dinkum namesake. Pg 34 THE MARTIAN Is there life on the red planet? In the movies and TV there’s plenty. Pg 36 SHERLOCK Special episode The Abominable Bride takes the super sleuth back to the Victorian era. Pg 38 ACTORS SERIES Ryan Reynolds – from Van Wilder to Deadpool. Pg 40-48 REVIEWS The Martian, Sicario, The Last Witch Hunter, Crimson Peak, The Dressmaker, Macbeth, The Walk, Black Mass, Legend, The Green Inferno, The Intern, From Dusk Till Dawn: Season 2 and more .

Pg 50 intro Pg 52-53 far cry primal Ubisoft are taking their acclaimed FPS franchise back to the Stone Age; we caught up with the lead game designer to talk cavemen and fire. Pg 54-56 street fighter v Revamped for 2015, the Street Fighter series is back for Round V. We spoke to the game’s executive producer about giving the series an extra kick. Pg 58 naruto Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is the final instalment in the series. Will it go out with a bang or a whimper? Pg 60 KNOW YOUR POKEMON? Our dummies’ guide to the Japanese critters. Pg 62 previews What’s in-store this month.

Pg 3-6 NEWS Bloc Party, Animal Collective, RÜFÜS, Basement, The Prettiots and more. Pg 8 ED’S JAMS You’re going to be floored by DMA’s Hills End , our Album of the Month; Ty Segall and David Bowie also made the cut. Pg 10-11 SYNTHIA ASCENDING The Jezabels’ vocalist Hayley Mary offers us her thoughts on how the band evolved into their astonishing new album Synthia . Pg 14-18 Music Reviews Henry Wagons, RÜFÜS and Idris Elba lead our reviews section, which also includes belters from DIIV, Sia, Sal Kimber and the Rollin’ Wheel, Dream Theater, Wet, Lucinda Williams, Panic! at the Disco and Wolfmother.

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