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CONTENTS

ISSUE 211 MAY

MOVIES & TV 6 Take 5 8 Downton Abbey: A New Era 10 Uncharted 12 Marry Me 14 Blacklight 16 Hell Hath No Fury 18 Turning Red 20 New from Imprint Films

2022

WELCOME

A movie adaptation of Uncharted , the hit PlayStation game franchise, has been in development since 2008. But the interminable waiting is finally over, with Tom Holland starring as protagonist Nathan Drake in an all-new origin story. Video game movies tend to be a maligned genre, but this one has got it right, grossing over $300 million to date at the global box office and now poised to thrill fans and newcomers at home. Reconnecting with the latest technology is a real eye- opener when you’ve been out of the buying cycle for a few years, and like any new electronic consumer device, TVs have become

22 Out This Month 23 New on 4K UHD GAMING 26 Take 5/Game Changers! 28 Fast Forward/Q5 30 Alienware Aurora R13 32 Accessorise Now! 33 STACK Recommends 34 Out This Month MUSIC 38-44 The Music Room: features on Florence + the Machine, Arcade Fire and more 46-47 Harry Styles’ Harry’s House 48-49 STACK Record Club 50 AlbumTales: Arctic Monkeys’ AM (2013) 52 This Month at JB 54-56 Album reviews LIFE TECH FLIP MAG AND READ FROM BACK 4 Intro 06-16 STACK ’s ultimate guide to buying a TV 18-20 Samsung’s TV range for 2022 28 TCL’s TV range for 2022 30 Fetch and Chromecast 32 Need your TV installed? JB has it covered! 34-36 The best new soundbars for your TV 38 We look at Oppo’s Find X5 40 The EcoVacs Deebot Omni 1 and Breville’s new AquaStation water purifier 22 Sony’s TV range for 2022 24 LG’s TV range for 2022 26 Hisense’s TV range for 2022

increasingly smarter – and the advancements in picture quality are also truly astounding. In this issue we look at the best new TVs of 2022, outlining the essential features to make your buying decision easier. Continuing the tech trend into games, we lift the lid on the all- powerful Alienware Aurora R13 gaming desktop tower. And finally, in music, Harry Styles leads the charge with our cover story about the gorgeous new album, Harry’s House . There are also new releases from Florence + the Machine, Arcade Fire and Daniel Johns, and Record Club is in session with a pile of excellent classics to consider; muse over some of the most elaborate record packaging in history. 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 Glenn Cochrane Production Manager Craig Patterson Correspondence STACK 33 Jessie Street, Richmond, VIC 3121

Marketing Manager Fleur Parker Chief Contributors Bob Jones, Gill Pringle Contributors 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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