Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Body Heat By Ian Brockway Take a trip to the Southern Gothicism of Florida in “Body Heat (1981) based on Billy Wilder’s “Double …

Tropic Sprockets / A Love Song By Ian Brockway Max Walker-Silverman delivers a careful study of two lonely souls in “A Love Song.” This is …

Tropic Sprockets / The Big Sleep By Ian Brockway Howard Hawks’ noir classic “The Big Sleep” (1946) is known in cinema history and almost infamously …

Tropic Sprockets / Three Thousand Years of Longing By Ian Brockway The East has inspired writers and filmmakers for centuries. There is the epic of Gilgamesh from the …

Tropic Sprockets / Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song By Ian Brockway There is a new documentary on the legendary Leonard Cohen from Dayna Goldfine …

Tropic Sprockets / 92 in the Shade By Ian Brockway Thomas McGuane’s “92 in the Shade” points to a past Key West where inhabitants were …

Tropic Sprockets / Fire of Love By Ian Brockway Sara Dosa (Tricky Dick & The Man in Black) directs an affecting documentary “Fire of Love” about …

Tropic Sprockets / Bodies Bodies Bodies By Ian Brockway Dutch director Halina Reijn has a clever and hectic hit with her English language debut “Bodies Bodies …

Tropic Sprockets / Lost in Translation By Ian Brockway Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation” (2003) is a landmark work in contemporary cinema, highlighting the clashes between …

Tropic Sprockets / My Donkey, My Lover &I By Ian Brockway “My Donkey, My Lover & I” directed by Caroline Vignal and loosely based on …

Tropic Sprockets / Victor / Victoria By Ian Brockway Blake Edwards’ “Victor / Victoria” (1982) is the splashy colorful and fun film that is highly entertaining, …

Tropic Sprockets / Twister By Ian Brockway For the retro minded, “Twister” is here from 1996, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, and directed by Jan …

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On“ is the feature film, expanded from the original short that took the Internet …

Tropic Sprockets / Cuba Crossing By Ian Brockway This week’s Key West Centennial film is “Cuba Crossing” from 1980, directed by the documentary filmmaker Chuck …

Tropic Sprockets / Nope By Ian Brockway Jordan Peele’s new film “Nope” is more of a meditation than an outright chiller, but its atmosphere and suspense …

Tropic Sprockets  / Forbidden Planet By Ian Brockway [Showing at the Tropic Cinema the weekend of July 22-24. For showtimes and tickets, go to https://www.tropiccinema.com/movie/classics-at-the-tropic-forbidden-planet/] “Forbidden …

Tropic Sprockets / Where the Crawdads Sing By Ian Brockway  Delia Owens’ Bestseller Where the Crawdads Sing is now a film directed by Olivia Newman. The …

Tropic Sprockets / Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris By Ian Brockway Anthony Fabian directs “Mrs.Harris Goes to Paris.” The film is a lighthearted and charming comedy …

Tropic Sprockets / Mr. Malcolm’s List By Ian Brockway Directed by Emma Holly Jones, Suzanne Allain’s breezy comedy of manners “Mr. Malcolm’s List” comes to the …

Tropic Sprockets / Official Competition By Ian Brockway Gaston Dupratt and Mariano Cohn have crafted a satire aimed at Hollywood. Though quite dark, it is …