STACK #180 Oct 2019

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Issue 180 OCT 2019

YOUR TO FILM, TV, GAMING&MUSIC ESSENTIALGUIDE

YOUR TO FILM, TV, GAMING&MUSIC ESSENTIALGUIDE

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ISSUE 180

ISSUE 180

GAMES

Oct ’19

Oct ’19

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION SPIDER-MAN FANPACK WIN THE ULTIMATE STACK Issue 180 OCTOBER2019 “Don’t ever apologise for being the smartest one in the room.” INSIDE SMARTHOME ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE

INSIDE SMARTHOME ENTERTAINMENT FEATURE

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TOYSTORY4 • CRAWL • ZOMBIELAND:DOUBLE TAP

GHOSTRECONBREAKPOINT • THEOUTERWORLDS

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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION SPIDER-MAN FANPACK WIN THE ULTIMATE

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Extras Pages 10 / 18–19

FILM & TV Pages 20–38

Music Pages 39–61

Games Pages 1–25

41-48 INTERVIEWS + BULLETINS We chat new music with Liam Gallagher, City and Colour, Dyson Stringer Cloher, Ali Barter and more. 50-51 25 turning 25 This year, some of the most influential albums in music history reach the big quarter- century milestone. 55 MUSIC HISTORY: OCTOBER Billy flings fish, James ends his mish, and Sinead’s gig enrages the Communications Commish: here’s your calendar of notable music history events for October. 56 BREAKOUT BELTER: GRACE JONES Bryget Chrisfield explores a favourite record which spelled the lift-off to cultural stardom for an important act. This month: Grace Jones’ Nightclubbing . 58-60 ALBUM REVIEWS Babymetal, Steel Panther, Boy & Bear, Angel Olsen, The Highwomen, Nils Frahm and more.

10 EXTRAS Local hero Patrick Brammall dons his police uniform for the third and final season of Glitch . 18-19 BOB J Our resident film historian looks back at the Oscar-winning 1954 classic On the Waterfront .

20-21 spider-man: far from home Peter Parker discovers that great power now comes with even greater responsibility. 22 crawl Producers Sam Raimi and Craig Flores talk to STACK about their tense new survival-horror. 24 toy story 4 There’s a new addition to the gang, although he would argue that he’s not a toy at all... 26-32 REVIEWS Spider-Man: Far from Home, Toy Story 4, Annabelle Comes Home, Crawl, Yesterday, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Booksmart, Stuber, Chernobyl, The Haunting of Hill House, Wentworth: S7, Warrior: S1, Deadwood: The Movie, Five Bedrooms: S1. 34 4K all the way What’s new on UHD this month, including three from Marvel. 36 kid’s corner It’s Pixar on parade, with a bunch of animated favourites hitting the 4K UHD format. 37 HALLOWEEN HORRORS Stock up for Halloween night with JB’s Buy 2 Get 1 Free horror film promotion.

6 REGULARS This month, our roving reporter heads to JB Hi-Fi Westlakes, SA. 8-9 cod: modern warfare We’re totally pumped for the return of Modern Warfare. 10 GHOST RECON BREAKPOINT We go in deep with Breakpoint , Ubisoft’s latest entry in its enduring Ghost Recon series. 12 the outer worlds The Outer Worlds is shaping up to be a blinding game! 14-15 grid We’ve missed GRID, but now it’s time to get back behind the wheel. 16 WWE 2K20 Ready to rumble! 18-20 headsets Our guide to picking the perfect gaming headset. 22 oUT THIS MONTH Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Ghostbusters, The Video Game Remastered, Medievil, Concrete Genie, The Outer Worlds, Grid, Luigi’s Mansion 3 24 STACK RECOMMENDS Control, Gears 5.

Cinema Pages 12–17

12-13 zombieland: double tap We tapped director Ruben Fleischer for details on his sequel to the 2009 cult comedy. 14 THE goldfinch Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer-winning best-seller comes to the screen, starring Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman and Sarah Paulson. 16 ready or not Up-and-coming Aussie star Samara Weaving kills it in this comedy-horror romp. 17 IN CINEMAS THIS MONTH Joker, Terminator: Dark Fate, Gemini Man, Hustlers, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Blinded by the Light .

QUIZ, & COMPETITIONS on page 74