STACK #186 Apr 2020

FILM REVIEWS

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The Skywalker saga concludes. STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

Release Date: 01/04/20 Format:

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The Skywalker Legacy – feature-length documentary Pasaana Pursuit: Creating the Speeder Chase

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Following the divisive The Last Jedi , director J.J. Abrams returns to restore balance to the Force and conclude the four-decade Skywalker Saga. Abrams’ opening move is to resurrect Emperor Palpatine, who’s been lurking in the shadows all this time while the First Order play surrogate Empire. When the Resistance learns of his return, it’s full speed ahead to acquire a relic that points the way to the Sith home world, and prevent

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what he conceived for The Force Awakens and finally answers some of the big questions raised in that episode, as well as adding some surprising revelations concerning the Jedi and Sith. The result is a largely satisfying, epic and nostalgia-infused conclusion. The Skywalker Saga may be over, but remember, the Force will be with you… always. SH (See page 20)

the Emperor from unleashing Final Order on the galaxy. Once The Rise of Skywalker gets underway, the events of The Last Jedi are largely sidelined – with the exception of Luke’s involvement, and Rey and Kylo Ren’s love/hate relationship via Force mind-meld. The pacing is frantic as Abrams reconnects the narrative to

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Star Wars – Epsodes I–XIII

Game on! JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Release Date: 08/04/20 Format:

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Body Swapping: Snapping Into Character Back Together: Reuniting the Cast Level Up: Making Jumanji: The Next Level

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Set a year after events of 2017 franchise reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle , Spencer, Fridge, Martha and Bethany’s plans to catch up go awry when Spencer fails to show. The concerned trio visits his house, where they discover that Spencer kept the smashed parts of the Jumanji video game, and reassembled it. Fearing he’s stuck inside, the trio heroically re-enter the fray, but a slight glitch results in some

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

play with, and what essentially amounts to a new boss level. Kevin Hart, in particular, expands his range, while Awkwafina impresses as new playable character Ming Fleetfoot. We also discover that character avatars can be non-human... If you enjoyed the big-hearted fun of Welcome to the Jungle , then you’ll definitely get plenty of bang for buck here. AF

different body swaps than last time, and another grand adventure – this time facing off against warlord Jurgen the Brutal. Basically, Jumanji: The Next Level delivers more of the same, which is hardly a bad thing, as the key quartet have a brilliant onscreen chemistry. And somewhat akin to DLC for a big video game, we get new characters to

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