Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / A Real Pain By Ian Brockway The dedicated Jesse Eisenberg directs “A Real Pain.” This is a road film about two troublesome …

Tropic Sprockets / Anora By Ian Brockway Director Sean Baker (Red Rocket) has another edgy hit with “Anora.” This film turns the romantic comedy genre …

Tropic Sprockets / Heretic By Ian Brockway In a film that is sure to strike fear in the hearts of door-to-door missionaries, here is “Heretic” …

Tropic Sprockets / Conclave By Ian Brockway The cinema has a long history of Catholic Church films — Henry King’s “The Song of Bernadette,” Hitchcock’s …

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 …