STACK #149 Mar 2017

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Issue 149

MARCH 2017

Extras Pages 12, 24, 32, 40

Cinema Pages 16–23

DVD & BD Pages 26–39

Games Pages 41 – 58

Music (From back) Pages 1–22

12-14 NEWS Fantastic Beasts DVD date and extras revealed, horror that will have you crying for mun, and Dirty Dancing turns 30. 24-25 BOB J. The Final Years of the Hollywood Studio System – a combination of post-war legal, technological and social developments converged to undermine its structural foundation from 1950–1960. 32-33 BEGINNER’S GUIDE Vampire Movies – some are great and some, well, suck. Whether its a traditional Dracula offering, a teenage love triangle, or a more unconventional take on the genre, there’s no shortage of bloodsuckers on screen. 40 GIVEAWAYS Win a Nintendo Switch Console, a Hacksaw Ridge prize-pack, a Corsair gaming keyboard and much more...

16-17 THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE We chat to voice-actors Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis and Rosario Dawson about the new Batman block-buster. 16 KONG: SKULL ISLAND Stars Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson ventured Down Under to meet the mighty ape in this hotly It’s Morphin Time! The ‘90s TV series has been reimagined for the big screen and the fantastic five tell us what to expect. 20-22 REVIEWS T2 Trainspotting, Fences, Silence, Hidden Figures, The Great Wall anticipated reboot. 20 POWER RANGERS

26-27 DOCTOR STRANGE Director Scott Derrickson takes us through what goodies fans can expect from the home entertainment release of the latest Marvel blockbuster. 28 HACKSAW RIDGE From director Mel Gibson to the local cast and crew, star Andrew Garfield has nothing but praise for Australia. 30 NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Jake Gyllenhaal on navigating the multi-layered storylines of Tom Ford’s acclaimed psychological thriller. 34-38 REVIEWS Doctor Strange, Hacksaw Ridge, Underworld: Blood Wars, Office Christmas Party, Trolls, Nocturnal Animals, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, The Greasy Strangler, Bad Santa 2, I, Daniel Blake, Mr. Robot: Season 2, From Dusk Till Dawn: Season 3 and more...

46-47 BREATH OF THE WILD The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launches this month, and we’ve got everything you need to know. 48 nintendo switch Nintendo’s latest console/ handheld hybrid is finally making its way into homes. Want to pick one up? Here’s why you should. 50-51 horizon zero dawn Aloy, mateys! Horizon Zero Dawn is a PS4-exclusive, action- adventure RPG from Guerrilla Games. 52 Ghost recon wildlands The Ghosts are back. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands lets you take on the Bolivian drug cartels. 53 mass effect andromeda Welcome, recruits, to the Andromeda Initiative. Please mind your step, and keep your Krogan with you at all times. 54 esports round-up We check in with the Junglist for the latest in esports, and review Corsair’s Harpoon RGB Gaming Mouse. 56-58 previews The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mass Effect Andromeda, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mario Sports Superstars, NieR: Automata

3-8 NEWS + INTERVIEWS Methyl Ethel’s Jake Webb, Holy Holy’s Oscar Dawson, All Our Exes Live In Texas’ Elana Stone, The Waifs’ Vikki Thorn, Fergus and Alex from Kingswood, and the wonderful Laura Marling all chit-chatted to us this month . 10-11 ED SHEERAN - tony harlow On the eve of the release of Ed’s third album ÷ (divide) we get a very special insight into Sheeran’s rise to darling of Oz, in our interview with Tony Harlow, President of Warner’s global artist and label services arm (and the man responsible for breaking Sheeran in Australia). 13 VINYL REISSUES It’s Vinyl Countdown time again! Our black wax ace Michael Dwyer considers several of the titles available in what will be our biannual vinyl binge at JB. 14-20 REVIEWS Laura Marling receives our Album of the Month crown, but we also have feelings about Alison Krauss, Real Estate, The Blackeyed Susans, Milky Chance, Jeff Lang, Holly Throsby, Valerie June, Conor Oberst, Gary Clark Jr., Timber Timbre, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Syd, Thundercat, Real Estate, Lewis Watson, Mastodon, PVT and more.

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