Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Queen Bees By Ian Brockway “Queen Bees,” directed by Michael Lambeck is a rom-com for the senior set, possessing a fine cast and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Summer of Soul By Ian Brockway In 1969, promoter Tony Lawrence got a concert together: the Harlem Cultural Festival, held at Mount …

Tropic Sprockets / Zola By Ian Brockway “Zola” by Janicza Bravo is based on a true story from Aziah “Zola” King and her tweets detailing the …

Tropic Sprockets / Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation By Ian Brockway Thomas Lanier Williams III and Truman Streckfus Persons were two literary giants. Both set …

Tropic Sprockets / Rita Moreno: Just a Girl who Decided to Go for It By Ian Brockway The Latin community and its actors have been excluded …

Tropic Sprockets / In the Heights By Ian Brockway Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) directs the screen adaptation of Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Tony Award winning …

Tropic Sprockets / Sublet By Ian Brockway From director Eytan Fox, (Yossi & Jagger) “Sublet” is a quiet story of two men who find each other …

Tropic Sprockets / Undine By Ian Brockway From Christian Petzold (Transit) comes an interpretation of the siren myth. Though the story has fairy tale aspects, it …

Tropic Sprockets / Quo Vadis Aida? By Ian Brockway Yasmila Žbanić, a former worker for the Bread and Puppet theater and a clown performer in a …

Tropic Sprockets / A Quiet Place II By Ian Brockway Director John Krasinski continues his Creature Feature pre-occupations in a sequel to his clever and quite …

Tropic Sprockets / Dream Horse By Ian Brockway When we first see Toni Collette dazed and tired in “Dream Horse,” we might think she is still …

Tropic Sprockets / The Dry By Ian Brockway “The Dry” by Robert Connelly and adapted from Jane Harper’s novel is a hard boiled noir that gradually …

Tropic Sprockets / Those Who Wish Me Dead By Ian Brockway Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) directs “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” a percussive, anxious and suspenseful …

Tropic Sprockets / Gunda By Ian Brockway If you have ever wanted the experience of being within the mind of a farm animal, “Gunda” by the …

Tropic Sprockets / Limbo By Ian Brockway From this year’s Academy Awards with the shorts “The Present” and “White Eye,” to the feature film “Minari,” immigration …

Tropic Sprockets / The Truffle Hunters By Ian Brockway The realm of the Alba or white truffle is found in southern Europe and carries the glare …

Tropic Sprockets / Shiva Baby By Ian Brockway Have you ever had the experience of not being allowed to leave a disquieting engagement no matter how …

Tropic Sprockets / Together Together By Ian Brockway This warm comedy from Nikole Beckwith (Stockholm Pennsylvania) is affectionate and engaging. While it employs usual plot-points from …

Tropic Sprockets / Judas and the Black Messiah By Ian Brockway Shaka King, a student of Spike Lee, directs his second feature, a blunt and stirring …

Tropic Sprockets / The Man Who Sold His Skin By Ian Brockway From Tunisia, Kaouther Ben Hania directs the offbeat “The Man Who Sold His Skin,” …