Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

The 2026 Oscar Short Films: Animated and Documentary [Showtimes and trailers at Tropiccinema.com] Animated Shorts 2026 The Oscar animated short category is a time-honored group …

By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] When director Baz Luhrmann was working on his 2022 Elvis film, sixty-eight boxes of both 35mm and …

By Ian Brockway With Hitchcockian elegance, patience and verve, director Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) takes on the genre of Gothic Horror in “Sinners.” In bold …

By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Andrea Faye Gibson (August 13, 1975 – July 14, 2025) was the Poet Laureate of Colorado. They …

By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] In a madcap turn, Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) directs “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.” …

The 2026 Oscar Shorts: Live Action [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] The Live Action category can always be depended on to be especially compelling and …

By Ian Brockway Women, whether singular or coupled are transformative engines of our society. They are leaders, philosophers, creators, designers, fixers, nurturers, and all in …

By Ian Brockway The Canadian TV show “Nirvanna the Band the Show” gets the cinema treatment in “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” directed …

By Ian Brockway Gothicism is pushed to the fore in the esoteric maestro Emerald Fennel’s (Salt Burn) version of the frequently filmed Wuthering Heights from …

By Ian Brockway  [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] In our American history there have been many incidents of ordinary people executing a personal revenge usually …

By Ian Brockway  [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] In our American history there have been many incidents of ordinary people executing a personal revenge usually …

By Ian Brockway Ann Lee (1736- 1784) singlehandedly started a spiritual movement called the Shakers. The Shakers were known for their ecstatic dancing and their …

By Ian Brockway Eric Lin directs “Rosemead.” The film is a cringe-worthy character study of a mother and son relationship under the cloud of schizophrenia. …

By Ian Brockway The Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Decision To Leave) directs “No Other Choice.” The dense thriller touches on many concepts, from social commentary …

By Ian Brockway From Nia DaCosta, (Hedda) “The Bone Temple” is the latest installment of the 28 Days Later franchise started by director Danny Boyle …

By Ian Brockway The auteur of 1980s underground cinema Jim Jarmusch is now a silver-haired Godfather of cyberspace, existential and fatalistic but not without joy …

By Ian Brockway Actor Bradley Cooper helms this authentic and well-acted portrait of a marriage in “Is This Thing On?” loosely based on the British …

By Ian Brockway In 1975 in Germany at the Köln Opera House, an historic impromptu concert occurred with jazz superstar Keith Jarrett (John Mangaro). The …

By Ian Brockway  From Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) comes “Song Sung Blue,” a real-life biopic centering on the musician partnership and love life between …

By Ian Brockway Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems) helms the vividly existential sports story “Marty Supreme” very loosely based on the late table tennis champion Marty …