Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / The Northman By Ian Brockway The inimitable Robert Eggers (The Witch) is back, and he directs “The Northman” like it is a folk …

Tropic Sprockets / Mothering Sunday By Ian Brockway Eva Husson directs the staid British drama “Mothering Sunday.” The film engages and entertains and although you can …

Tropic Sprockets / CODA By Ian Brockway Sian Heder’s “CODA” (an acronym for “child of deaf adult”) is the sweet and heartfelt 2022 Oscar-winning Best Picture, …

Tropic Sprockets / Morbius By Ian Brockway “Morbius” is a vampire tale disguised as a Marvel film. Seen in this way, it does well with …

Tropic Sprockets / I Am Here By Ian Brockway “I Am Here” by Director Jordy Sank is the story of Ella Blumenthal, a Holocaust survivor. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Outfit By Ian Brockway Director Graham Moore has a fine debut with “The Outfit.” The film is slick and exciting with …

Tropic Sprockets / Finding Carlos By Ian Brockway “Finding Carlos” by director Lance McDaniel is a well-intentioned hip hop dance film based on the RACE …

Tropic Sprockets / Breaking Bread By Ian Brockway Beth Elise Hawk (Eye Candy) directs the colorful and vivacious documentary “Breaking Bread,” centering on the city …

Tropic Sprockets / Huda’s Salon By Ian Brockway “Huda’s Salon” by director Hany Abu-Assad applies some Hitchcockian touches to political unrest. The deceptively slow small talk …

Tropic Sprockets / Cyrano By Ian Brockway Joe Wright handsomely directs “Cyrano,” based on the play by Edmond Rostand and a musical by Erica Schimdt. The …

Tropic Sprocket / The 2022 Oscar Shorts: Live Action By Ian Brockway  With this year’s selection, although existentialism and seriousness are still in vogue, the …

Tropic Sprockets / The 2022 Oscar Shorts: Documentary By Ian Brockway This year takes us all over the world from LA to Afghanistan with stories of …

Tropic Sprockets / The NOW film festival By Ian Brockway The NOW film festival at the Tropic Cinema is back with a terrific line-up of …

Tropic Sprockets / Flee By Ian Brockway Flee is the animated film by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. It is based on a true story, warm engaging and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Worst Person in the World By Ian Brockway Joachim Trier scores a low key surreal romance in “The Worst Person in the …

Tropic Sprockets / Sundown By Ian Brockway Michel Franco (New Order) takes a page from Michelangelo Antonioni in “Sundown,” a film that is sharply pointed but …

Tropic Sprockets / Parallel Mothers By Ian Brockway “Parallel Mothers” is the 22nd film by the master Pedro Almodóvar. True to form, it is filled with …

Tropic Sprockets / The Tragedy of Macbeth By Ian Brockway All of us know some version of Macbeth. It is among the most famous of …

Tropic Sprockets / Red Rocket by Ian Brockway  Sean Baker (Tangerine) directs a quirky and compelling character study, “Red Rocket.” Baker is uncompromising in highlighting …

Tropic Sprockets / Licorice Pizza By Ian Brockway Paul Thomas Anderson is brilliant at dense psychological character studies. In “Licorice Pizza” he turns his eye to …