Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Men By Ian Brockway Novelist and filmmaker Alex Garland always pushes the envelope. In “Men” he addresses male toxicity, and it is …

Tropic Sprockets / Happening By Ian Brockway From Audrey Diwan (Losing It) and based on the novel, “Happening” chronicles a young woman’s struggle with abortion. …

Tropic Sprockets / Hit the Road By Ian Brockway From Panah Panahi, “Hit the Road” is a quirky and sardonic road movie set in Iran. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Duke By Ian Brockway From the iconic filmmaker Roger Michell (Venus, Notting Hill) who sadly passed away last year, “The Duke” …

Tropic Sprockets / Petite Maman  By Ian Brockway From director Celine Sciamma (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) “Petite Maman” is an eerie and affecting …

Tropic Sprockets / Anais in Love By Ian Brockway  Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet has a debut and a hit with “Anais in Love” a relationship drama that …

Tropic Sprockets / Everything Everywhere All at Once By Ian Brockway From Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as the Daniels, “Everything Everywhere All …

Tropic Sprockets / Great Freedom By Ian Brockway  Sebastian Meise directs the affecting drama “ Great Freedom.” From Germany, this is a brisk character study …

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 …