Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

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 …

Tropic Sprockets / No Time to Die  By Ian Brockway James Bond is here again in “No Time to Die” directed by Cary Fukunaga (Jane Eyre, …

Tropic Sprockets / I’m Your Man By Ian Brockway Simulated or cybernetic relationships have been a recurring subject in film. There was “The Stepford Wives” focusing …

Tropic Sprockets / The Many Saints of Newark By Ian Brockway Few shows have captured the pop-culture imagination as much as The Sopranos on television. One part …

Tropic Sprockets / Dear Evan Hansen By Ian Brockway Steven Chbosky (Wonder) helms the film adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen,” the Tony nominated Broadway show. The …

Tropic Sprockets / The Eyes of Tammy Faye By Ian Brockway When I grew up in the early 1980s, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker were always …

Tropic Sprockets / Cry Macho By Ian Brockway Director Clint Eastwood, a cinema hero who is deeply embedded in our popular culture, helms “Cry Macho,” a …

Tropic sprockets / Blue Bayou By Ian Brockway New Orleans is an iconic location in cinema with the memorable films “Angel Heart,” “Down By Law,” and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Lost Leonardo By Ian Brockway “The Lost Leonardo,” a new documentary by Andreas Koefoed (Ballroom Dancer) underscores the dilemma of the controversial Salvator …

Tropic Sprockets / The Card Counter By Ian Brockway From the daring director Paul Schrader (First Reformed) and executively produced by Martin Scorsese, “The Card Counter” …

Tropic Sprockets / Summertime By Ian Brockway “Summertime” by director Carlos Lopez Estrada is a portrait of Los Angeles as described in spoken word poetry. It …

Tropic Sprockets / Cryptozoo By Ian Brockway From animator Dash Shaw, “Cryptozoo” is a vivid and imaginative film in the tradition of “Avatar” and “Yellow Submarine.” …

Tropic Sprockets / Respect By Ian Brockway Theatre director Liesl Tommy directs “Respect,” a much awaited biopic on the beloved Aretha Franklin. The film is emotive …