I Declare War Directed by Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson Canada, 2012 Philadelphia Film Festival Inevitable comparisons to Lord of the Flies or Battle Royale aside, Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson’s ‘kids-in-war’ film is a moderately successful drama. Clunky as a commentary, I Declare War is rather strong as a meditation on social cliques. PK …
Fantastic Fest is over but that doesn’t mean we should stop promoting the incredible line-up of movies programmed. It has become a Sound on Sight tradition that once the event has finished, we post a festival wrap-up highlighting our favourite films. Here are the top three picks from four of our writers. You can check …
Cold Blooded Directed by Jason Lapeyre Written by Jason Lapeyre Canada, 2012 Writer/director Jason Lapeyre delivers a simple but fierce crime flick in Cold Blooded. This low budget Canadian thriller is one of those movies in which pacing, dialogue and the right cast bring life to a familiar setup. The cast is uniformly strong and …
I Declare War Directed by Jason Lapeyre, Robert Wilson Written by Jason Lapeyre Canada, 2012 Youth imagination and violence reaches newer-ish peaks with Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson’s I Declare War, a film that will instantly be compared to the likes of The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, and potentially The Lord of the Flies. While …
Ricky D, Michael Ryan and Edgar Chaput are quite familiar with the Fantasia Film Festival, having attended the event for years (some of us since the very beginning); so we thought it would be wise to list our favorite films from the 2012 line up. Enjoy! **** Edgar Chaput’s Top 3 3-Game of Werewolves (2012, …
Cold Blooded Directed by Jason Lapeyre Written by Jason Lapeyre Canada, 2012 When it comes to leading parts for female actors in cop and action films, the landscape is relatively barren. Even where such parts exist, rare as it is to begin with, all too often the roles are sexed up to the point where …