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Founder Nic Short
Editor Scott Hocking
Games Editor Paul Jones
Music Editor Jonathan Alley
Creative Director Justin Buxton
DVD Consultant Michelle Black
Games Consultant Jeff Kuhl
Music Consultants
Mike Glynn, Fleur Parker
Chief Contributors
Bob Jones, Zoë Radas, Adam Colby
Contributors Amy Flower, Rebecca
Rowlands, Alesha Kolbe, Mark Ankucic, John
Ferguson, Michael Dwyer, Jeff Jenkins,
Emily Kelly, Simon Lukic, Chris Murray, Billy
Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Doug Wallen,
Simon Winkler
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Sally Carlier-Hull
Production Manager
Craig Patterson
Accounts Coordinator
Tracy Kingman
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JB Hi-Fi exclusives, what’s hot in
2015, Music, Games and more.
Q5
Erin James makes a memorable
film debut in the Aussie dramedy
The Little Death.
HOUSE OF MONSTER
All the winners from Monster
Fest 2014, plus monstrous new
DVD releases for 2015.
OLLYWOOD
COMEDY DUOs
This new series from our resident
film historian Bob J. kicks off
with the legendary Stan Laurel
and Oliver Hardy.
CTORS SERIES
Jim Carrey – the king of comedy.
MPEtitions
& QUIZ
editor’s DESK
U
2014 was a great year for Wii
U owners. We take a quick look
at the highlights
HAT’S COMING
IN 2015
We’re barely into the New Year,
but already 2015 is looking
good for gamers. What’s on the
way? Find out right here.
iibos
Whether you use them in your
Nintendo games, or you’re just
a sucker for collecting figurines,
the next wave of amiibos are
incoming.
EVIEWS
It might be the quietest month
of the year, but there’s still
plenty to keep you busy on the
release front. Captain Toad:
Treasure Tracker, Saints Row:
Gat out of Hell, Saints Row IV:
Re-Elected and Dying Light are
all coming your way.
RY
Writer-director David Ayer
moves from urban thrillers to the
battlefields of World War II.
NTO THE STORM
Director Steven Quale reimagines
Twister as a found footage film.
CITY: A DAME TO
KILL FOR
Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller
return to the monochrome mean
streets of Sin City in this sequel/
prequel to the 2005 film.
BOXTROLLS
Alan Snow’s book Here Be
Monsters! is brought to life as a
stop motion animated feature.
LONY
Matthew Saville and Joel
Edgerton on their gripping Aussie
crime drama.
EVIEWS
It’s quality over quantity this
month: The Maze Runner, The
Boxtrolls, Sin City: A Dame to
Kill For, Fury, The Equalizer , The
Giver, The Skeleton Twins, Felony,
Extant: Season 1, Boardwalk
Empire: Season 5 and more.
STACK’s SOnic Summer
Get the lowdown on the summer
festival season – where to go,
what to expect, and what to
hear first!
ver Story
Pond blast off into
the stratosphere with
Man It Feels like Space Again
usic Reviews
New releases from Pond, AC/
DC, Pond, Enter Shikari, Napalm
Death, She&Him, Mary J. Blige,
Justin Townes Earle, Raised Fist
and more.
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