STACK NZ Apr #72

REVIEWS DVD & BD

Revenge is back in fashion THE DRESSMAKER

Alien games THE 5TH WAVE

Release Date: 20/04/16

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Release Date: 20/04/16

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Kate Winslet brings a touch of glamour to the outback in this '50s-set dramedy that sees her returning to her home town after making it big in the world of high fashion. Arriving like an avenger from a Spaghetti Western, she's determined to uncover the truth behind her exile as a child, and make sure those responsible pay the price. Adapting Rosalie Ham's novel with co-writer P.J. Hogan, director Jocelyn Moorhouse – returning to her homeland for her first Australian film since Proof (1991) – has crafted a

The 5th Wave is another post-apocalyptic YA adventure adapted from a best-seller (by Rick Yancey). Independence Day meets The Hunger Games when extraterrestrials launch a devastating attack on the Earth in, you guessed it, a series of waves – an EMP, earthquakes, tsunamis, and an avian-borne virus. Unlucky survivors are used as hosts for these body-snatching "Others" who want our planet, while children are rounded up and recruited by the military (led by Liev Schreiber) in the fight against the

delightfully kitsch throwback to '90s favourites like The Adventures of Priscilla and Strictly Ballroom . Winslet is superb, and backed up by a quality Aussie cast including Hugo Weaving (who frocks up again), Liam Hemsworth and the great Judy Davis. SH

invaders. Chloë Grace Moretz is the feisty young heroine who goes AWOL to rescue her little brother, and finds herself torn between a hunky saviour (Alex Roe) and her high school crush (Nick Robinson). Who said saving the world would be easy? SH

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More 'munk madness ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP

The story of an underdog. And his dog SNOOPY AND CHARLIE BROWN: THE PEANUTS MOVIE

Release Date: 06/04/16

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Release Date: Out Now

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Despite being one of the world’s most recognisable comic strip characters, it’s been two generations since Snoopy last hit movie screens. But he’s back, complete with hapless owner Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang – and it’s like they’ve never been away. This lovingly and faithfully crafted tale sees Snoopy donning his World War I Flying Ace persona to get the girl and kill the baddie (curse you, Red Baron!), while Charlie Brown is on his own quest. He’s fallen (no surprise there) for a new kid in town – simply known as

Prepare for some uptown ’munk, as Alvin, Simon and Theodore hit the road. Their guardian Dave (Jason Lee) has a girlfriend, Samantha. That’s not so much of a problem, as she’s cool. But her son? That’s another matter entirely! So when Dave announces that he’s taking Sam with him on a job in Miami, and the boys find a ring in his luggage, they freak and plan a road trip with one aim – listen all of y’all, it’s a sabotage! They get motoring, with many singing and dancing stops along the way (you haven’t experienced anything until you’ve

the Little Red-Haired Girl. As smitten as smitten can be, things look grim for our young hero when he can’t even summon the courage to speak to her. But then something happens that makes him the most popular kid in school – could this be Charlie Brown’s coming of age? AF

encountered animated chipmunks letting loose on Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’), making friends and enemies in their inimitable high-pitched style. Packed with more puns on ‘chip’ and ’munk’ than is likely healthy, these critters remain masters of, erm, showmanchip. Amy Flower

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