Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / The Matrix: Resurrections By Ian Brockway Keanu Reeves is here as Anderson / Neo in the latest segment of Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix,” …

Tropic Sprockets / Nightmare Alley By Ian Brockway The original “Nightmare Alley” (1947) has a fantastic eerie feeling where everything is uncertain and the only constant …

Tropic Sprockets / Benedetta By Ian Brockway  From the provocateur Paul Verhoeven, who once highlighted a blood thirsty robot cop corporation and had Sharon Stone briefly …

Tropic Sprockets / West Side Story By Ian Brockway The long awaited “West Side Story” is here, a remake of the iconic cinema classic from 1961. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Power of the Dog By Ian Brockway From Jane Campion (The Piano), “The Power of the Dog” is a character study and …

Tropic Sprockets / C’mon C’mon By Ian Brockway Indie director Mike Mills (Beginners) scores a warm feel-good hit with “C’mon C’mon.” The engaging and thoughtful film …

Tropic Sprockets / Belfast By Ian Brockway Kenneth Branagh directs the striking tale “Belfast” loosely based on his own childhood. Shot primarily in black and white, …

Tropic Sprockets / The House of Gucci  By Ian Brockway The master of the blockbuster Ridley Scott helms “The House of Gucci,” a true crime portrait …

Tropic Sprockets / King Richard By Ian Brockway “King Richard” by Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men) is the story of Richard Williams, the father and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Last Rafter By Ian Brockway From Oscar Ernesto Ortega and Rafael Betancourt, “The Last Rafter” is the story of one young man’s …

Tropic Sprockets / Spencer By Ian Brockway Pablo Larraín delivers a stirring portrait of Princess Diana in “Spencer.” In short evocative scenes, it shows a princess …

Tropic Sprockets / Hive By Ian Brockway From Blerta Basholli, “Hive” is a portrait of a widow in Kosovo just a few years after the war …

Tropic Sprockets / Eternals By Ian Brockway As if to response to the threat of climate change, xenophobia and toxic masculinity, “Eternals” has arrived, helmed by …

Tropic Sprockets / The French Dispatch By Ian Brockway Director Wes Anderson strikes again in typical madcap fashion with his latest “The French Dispatch.” This is …

Tropic Sprockets /  Lamb By Ian Brockway This feature debut from Valdimar Jóhannsson “Lamb” is eerie, quirky and pensive. While mainstream audiences might feel the situation …

Tropic Sprockets / Last Night in Soho By Ian Brockway Edgar Wright (Baby Driver), who humorously sends up genres from zombies to buddy cops, now takes …

Tropic Sprockets / Azor By Ian Brockway Andreas Fontana directs “Azor” It is an eerie, unsettling film about the quest for power and influence in Argentina. …

Tropic Sprockets / Dune By Ian Brockway “Dune” is here. As a sprawling hallucinogenic novel by Frank Herbert, the story presents material that was nearly …

Tropic Sprockets / The Velvet Underground By Ian Brockway In 1989, I went to the record store in Saratoga Springs, New York and became magnetized by …

TropicSprockets / Bergman Island By Ian Brockway “Bergman Island,” directed by Mia Hansen-Løve is a tribute to the legendary psychological filmmaker. Meditative, gentle and well-acted, it …