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14-15 Free FireSTACK
caught up with British
writer-director Ben Wheatley,
whose new film pays homage
to John Carpenter while
enlisting the services of
Martin Scorsese.
16 PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALESAussie rising star Brenton
Thwaites joins the crew as
Orlando Bloom’s son in the
fifth installment of Disney’s
buccaneering, blockbuster
franchise.
18-20 REVIEWSGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,
Raw, Free Fire, The Fate of the
Furious, Get Out.
24-25 LIONAustralian director Garth
Davis’s remarkable debut
feature was nominated for five
Academy Awards. He speaks
to
STACK
about the real-life
inspiration, as well as the
challenges of shooting in India.
26-27 LA LA LANDWriter-director Damien
Chazelle on the long journey
of making an old fashioned
musical for a modern audience,
and how writing
Whiplash
played a part.
28-29 BLACK SAILSAdelaide-born actor Luke
Arnold speaks to
STACK
about
his rewarding four years on the
acclaimed pirate series. Not
bad for a role he didn’t even
read for.
30 BLEED FOR THISMiles Teller’s boxing movie
features one of his finest
performances – not to mention
a lot of hard physical training.
36-41 REVIEWSLion, La La Land, Patriots Day,
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,
xXx: Return of Xander Cage,
Live By Night, Split, Manchester
By the Sea, Fences, Fifty
Shades Darker, Black Sails: S4,
Broadchurch: S3
and more.
10-12 NEWSThe top selling DVDs and
Blu-rays for 2016 revealed.
Universal Horror classics
on Blu-ray – exclusively at
JB Hi-Fi! And Goldie Hawn
is back, after more than a
decade’s absence – all it
took was a special invitation
from comedy superstar Amy
Schumer.
22-23 BOB J.A new golden age of
Hollywood dawns. Change
is in the air, and in the Age
of Aquarius, new movies for
a new audience encounter
resistance from Hollywood’s
strict production code.
42 GIVEAWAYSYour chance to win
Baywatch
movie
passes,
Lion
and
La La
Land
prize-packs, and more.
Extras Pages 10, 12, 22, 23, 42 Cinema Pages 14–20 DVD & BD Pages 24–41 48-49 preyFrom the studio that brought us
the Dishonored series comes
Prey
– an action/adventure
game set aboard a space station
overrun by aliens.
50 e3E3 is coming faster than you may
think. While we look forward to it
every year, there are a few things
we’d like to see change...
52-53 tekken 7The world’s best-selling fighting
franchise is back – and this time
it’s personal.
54 nolan northThe prolific voice actor was in
town for Supanova, and we were
lucky enough to catch up for a
quick word.
56 corsairAVANT GARDE’s Rohan Bruce
takes Corsair’s K95 for a spin.
58 esports round-upWe check in with the Junglist for
the latest in esports, and review
Plantronics’ RIG800HS headset.
60 previewsInjustice 2, Prey, Fire Emblem
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia,
Farpoint VR
Games Pages 43-60 5-12 NEWS + INTERVIEWSWe spoke to Pond, Bad//
Dreems, Sheryl Crow, Amy
Shark, L.A. Takedown and
MadcDeMarco about their
brand new releases, plus
we look at the fresh work of
Gorillaz, Diana Krall and Paul
Weller.
14-15 SAN CISCOThe third album from
childhood friends San Cisco
has emerged from the ocean,
and she’s a shiny pop beauty.
We spoke to frontman Jordi
Davieson about how the ten-
track release came together.
17 VINYL REVIVALMichael Dwyer looks at
Lovely
Creatures
, the new triple LP
which casts its eye over 30
years of greatness from Nick
Cave & the Bad Seeds.
18-22 REVIEWSPond take our Album of
the Month crown, but we
also have feelings about
Feist, Bliss N Eso, Kendrick
Lamar, Strangers, Blondie,
Tim Rogers, Allday, Gorillaz,
Wavves, Aldous Harding, Arch
Enemy, Thrupence, She-Devils,
Perfume Genius, Ruthie Foster,
Kasabian and many more.
Music (From back) Pages 1–23 jbhifi.com.au08
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