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CONTENTS
ISSUE 209 MAR 2022
MOVIES & TV 6 Take 5 8 The Batman 10 Dune 12 Scream 14 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 16 The Matrix Resurrections 18 West Side Story 20 New from Imprint Films
WELCOME
Visionary filmmaker Denis Villeneuve ( Blade Runner 2049 ) succeeds where David Lynch failed in 1984, delivering a faithful and visually astonishing screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel, Dune . Cast to perfection and conceived as a two-movie epic, the first part hits home entertainment formats this month and will leave you hungry
for more. In the games department, the legendary PlayStation racing franchise returns in Gran Turismo 7 , we get in the ring with WWE 2K22 , and go on a wild journey in Borderlands
22 The Survivalist 24 Out This Month 26 New on 4K UHD LIFE TECH 30 Intro 32-46 The Smart Home 48-50 Rideables 52-56 Haircare 58-62 Epilators and lasers 64 Samsung S22 66 What’s New MUSIC 70-78 The Music Room: interviews with Nilüfer Yanya, Ghost and more 80-82 Cover feature: Gang of Youths’ angel in realtime. 84-85 STACK Record Club 86 This Month at JB 88 AlbumTales: John Farnham’s Whispering Jack (1986) 90-91 Album reviews GAMING FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 4 Take 5/Game Changers! 6 Fast Forward/Q5 8 Gran Turismo 7 10 Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands 12 WWE 2K22 14 Accessorise Now! 16 STACK Recommends 17 Out this month
series spin-off Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands . There are many different uses for smart home technology and this something we’re looking at this month in Life Tech, along with the best new appliances in haircare. It’s a packed month in music, too. We chinwag with Nilüfer Yanya, Hoodoo Gurus, Andy Golledge and Ghost, put a microscope on Gang of Youths’ new album angel in realtime ., discover the story behind John Farnham’s Whispering Jack , and offer a fresh selection of Record Club gems. Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief
Founder Nic Short Editor-in-Chief Paul Jones Film & TV Editor Scott Hocking Music Editor Zoë Radas Games & Online Editor Amy Flower Creative Director Gary Siewert Movies Consultant Kerrie Taylor Games Consultant Sachi Fernando Music Consultant Mike Glynn
Social Media Manager Imogene Lewis-Granland Production Manager Craig Patterson Correspondence STACK 33 Jessie Street, Richmond, VIC 3121
Marketing Manager Fleur Parker Chief Contributors Bob Jones, Gill Pringle Contributors Glenn Cochrane, Bryget Chrisfield, Jeff Jenkins, Simon Lukic, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Jake Cleland, Holly Pereira, Adam Colby, Bec Summer, Dan Nicholson, Alex Deutrom
RATINGS GUIDE
Parental guidance recommended
Recommended for mature audiences
Not suitable for people under 15. Under 15smust beaccommpaniedby a parent or adult guardian
Restricted to 18 and over
General
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