In an innocent heartland city, five are shot dead by an expert sniper. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, and build a slam-dunk case. But the accused man claims he’s innocent and says “Get Jack Reacher.” Reacher himself sees the news report and turns up in the city. The defense is immensely relieved, but Reacher has come to bury the guy. Shocked at the accused...
Sian reflects on 2012 to find her top ten films. Of this task she wails: “this was incredibly difficult – not due to a surplus of good films to choose from, but because there were so few strong films for me this year.” Less moaning please Sian and more writing! See her list below… This was an incredibly difficult task. Not due to a surplus of good films to choose fro...
Last year brought forth an amazing variety of movies. I have chosen films I saw in 2012 and reviewed for AccessReel, even though some have a 2011 production date. Release dates in Australia being what they are, sometimes we see movies here six months after their US or European debut. I have followed Leith’s lead and arranged my films alphabetically rather than ranking them from 1 to 10, thus...
Once again we’ve come to the end of another year and it’s time for the various top 10 lists to emerge covering everything from video games, comics, and of course films. Below you will find my best films for 2012 with a couple of caveats. Firstly there are a number of films that might make my list but which I have not yet had time to view, or alternatively despite international openings...
Consumers around the country had spent millions at retail outlets buying Christmas gifts and splurging on that Christmas turkey or ham. It was a wonder if the box office would do well on Boxing Day. There was no need for doubt as the box office broke records. The biggest Boxing Day EVER at the Australian Box Office. Was it a Christmas present? The strong list of films released? Or you...
T To celebrate Hugh Jackman’s champion performance in the latest musical movie Les Miserables, AccessReel’s Sian Dhu reveals her top ten movie musical leading men… Note: as it is in celebration of Hugh’s achievements, he is not included in the competition. (Though naturally, if he were, h...
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game’s titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero’s Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game’s hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters...
Australian Premiere’s of Les Miserables happend all over Australia last night but the big one was in Sydney with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Director Tom Hooper in attendance. Take a look at the red carpet, interviews with all the guys plus a bunch of Australian personalities that attended. An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel set in 19...
If you liked Transformers, Prometheus, and Battleship then this one is for you! Pacific Rim is a new action/adventure/sci-fi film, directed by Guillermo Del Toro (PAN’S LABYRINTH, HELLBOY). The film stars Charlie Hunnam (SONS OF ANARCHY, COLD MOUNTAIN) and Idris Elba (PROMETHEUS, THOR). Pacific Rim is an apocalyptic film that sees us humans fight for survival after an invasion. Here’s ...
Sony’s marketing team did a brilliant job releasing this one, right on the 21/12/2012 when the Mayan’s predicted the world was coming to an end. THIS IS THE END looks absolutely hilarious with a cast including Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson and Jay Baruchel.It’s funny seeing these guys playing themselves, I wonder how similar it will be to Mat...
Jack Reacher is coming to cinemas on the 3rd of January and we have a whole bunch of Video content to show you! We will also have our review of the film coming very soon. From The New York Times bestselling author Lee Child comes one of the most compelling heroes to step from novel to screen-ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, al...
