STACK #183 Jan 2020

THE OTHER AWARDS

BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM: The Nightingale A 19th century revenge tale set against the backdrop of the Tasmanian wilderness, the new film from director Jennifer

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Kent ( The Babadook ) is a harrowing and haunting experience you'll never forget. Winner of eight AACTA Awards including Best Film and Director.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: They Shall Not Grow Old Peter Jackson brings WWI into the 21st century through meticulous colour

restoration of archival footage. Watch in awe as the soldiers emerge from the fog of history in a presentation as clear and defined as a

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contemporary war film.

BEST SEQUEL/REBOOT: Halloween

The best film in the long- running horror franchise since John Carpenter’s 1978 original, this is a worthy homecoming for horror icon Michael Myers, restoring his status as the screen’s ultimate boogeyman.

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BEST REMAKE: Suspiria

7 STAN & OLLIE The untold story of the world’s greatest comedy act – Stan Laurel (Steve Coogan) and Oliver Hardy (John C. Reilly) – is an emotional and delightful look at the comedic geniuses in their twilight years, revealing what made the two men in bowler hats so very special. 8 BOOKSMART This super smart teen film superbly captures the awkwardness and intensity of adolescence, and proves that while tech, fashions and language may change, the high school experience remains timeless.

9 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY This biopic of late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury (played by Oscar-winner Rami Malek) will well and truly rock you, not least with its sensational recreation of the band's legendary 1985 comeback at the Live Aid charity event. 10 US A family vacation at the beach quickly descends into a surreal nightmare in writer-director Jordan Peele's wildly inventive horror film. Relentlessly paced and freakishly scary, this clever subversion of the home invasion thriller is a dark and discombobulating ride that gives the grey matter a thorough workout.

Dario Argento's 1977 cult classic is horror as art – a stylish

nightmare that assaults the eyes and ears. Luca Guadagnino’s macabre and mesmerising reimagination is a stately arthouse horror that runs an icy talon slowly down your spine.

20 for THE BEST TV OF 2019

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