Tropic Sprockets / Emilia Perez
Tropic Sprockets / Emilia Perez By Ian Brockway Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez” is a propulsive, lively, and suspenseful adventure focusing on a Mexican drug dealer …
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Tropic Sprockets / Emilia Perez By Ian Brockway Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez” is a propulsive, lively, and suspenseful adventure focusing on a Mexican drug dealer …
Tropic Sprockets / Here By Ian Brockway Director Robert Zemeckis, (Forrest Gump) in many ways a modern Frank Capra, returns with “Here.” The film stars …
Tropic Sprockets / We Live in Time By Ian Brockway Though it is of a somewhat overused genre, “We Live in Time” is an affectionate …
Tropic Sprockets / Megalopolis By Ian Brockway American legend Francis Ford Coppola directs the epic “Megalopolis,” a film several decades in the making. [Showtimes and …
Tropic Sprockets / We Live in Time By Ian Brockway Though it is of a somewhat overused genre, “We Live in Time” is an affectionate …
Tropic Sprockets / My Old Ass By Ian Brockway Megan Park (The Fallout) directs “My Old Ass,” a film that endears and beguiles with heart …
Tropic Sprockets / Saturday Night By Ian Brockway In the mid-1970s as a kid, I became extremely excited watching late night TV. I was aided …
Tropic Sprockets / The Apprentice By Ian Brockway Just when you thought you were comfortable in your movie seat, here is “The Apprentice,” an origin …
Tropic Sprockets / The Outrun By Ian Brockway The torments of addiction and alcoholism are minutely handled in “The Outrun” a film by Nora Fingscheidt …
Tropic Sprockets / Carrie (1976) By Ian Brockway From the legendary Brian De Palma (Dressed to Kill), here is the original revenge classic “Carrie.” Few …
Tropic Sprockets / Joker: Folie à Deux By Ian Brockway In 2019, director Todd Phillips broke ground with “Joker”. Though the character has been frequently …
Tropic Sprockets / A Different Man By Ian Brockway Director Aaron Schimberg (Chained for Life) continues his theme of the outsider with the film “A …
Tropic Sprockets / Happy Clothes By Ian Brockway Patricia Field, the mistress of “freaky fashion” is irradiated on screen in the new documentary “Happy Clothes” …
Tropic Sprockets / Will and Harper By Ian Brockway Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) directs the affecting and naturalistic “Will …
Tropic Sprockets / The Substance By Ian Brockway Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) directs an over-the-top cautionary tale starring Demi Moore. While the film will alienate some …
Tropic Sprockets / The Thicket By Ian Brockway Elliott Lester (Aftermath) takes the audience into the realm of the hard-bitten Western with “The Thicket.” Though …
Tropic Sprockets / Whiplash By Ian Brockway Director Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench) has given us a spellbinding quasi-autobiography with “Whiplash,” …
Tropic Sprockets / Merchant Ivory By Ian Brockway Stephen Soucy has crafted a brisk documentary on the Merchant Ivory partnership spanning some 43 projects. The …
Tropic Sprockets / Close Your Eyes By Ian Brockway The Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (Spirit of the Beehive) has crafted yet another engrossing feature with …
Tropic Sprockets / Beetlejuice Beetlejuice By Ian Brockway In 1988, Tim Burton’s madcap Halloween fantasy “Beetlejuice” came on the screen with a flourish and frenzy …