Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Fringe Theater creating its online holiday special available without charge at www.fringetheater.org STAY HOME WITH FRINGE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Looking for a little holiday spirit? Fringe …

Tropic Sprockets / The Sound of Metal “The Sound of Metal” is a gripping and wrenching film as much about the addiction of ego and …

Tropic Sprockets / Ammonite By Ian Brockway Francis Lee (God’s Own Country) helms the story of the 19th century paleontologist Mary Anning in “Ammonite”. Anning is …

Tropic Sprockets / She Is the Ocean By Ian Brockway The ocean has been a subject of literature and film for centuries from Poe and Melville …

Tropic Sprockets / Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something By Ian Brockway Harry Chapin (1942-1981) remains one of the most beloved performers of all time. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Trial of the Chicago Seven By Ian Brockway Tom Hayden, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Lee Weiner, John Froines, and Abbie …

Tropic Sprockets / Let Him Go By Ian Brockway Thomas Bezucha (The Family Stone) directs this heartfelt and riveting tale of good versus evil in the …

Tropic Sprockets / The Burnt Orange Heresy By Ian Brockway Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour) directs “The Burnt Orange Heresy” based on the novel by Charles …

Tropic Sprockets / On the Rocks By Ian Brockway Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) directs “On the Rocks,” a family drama of sorts touching on dysfunction, …

Be A Superhero: Save Your Theater By Ian Brockway The National Association of Theatre Owners is urging movie-lovers and cinephiles to send letters asking for …

Tropic Sprockets / On the Rocks By Ian Brockway Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) directs “On the Rocks,” a family drama of sorts touching on dysfunction, …

Tropic Sprockets / Rolling with The Tropic  By Ian Brockway Under gray skies from Tropical Storm Gamma, I set out for the Tropic Cinema. My …

Rolling with The Tropic by Ian Brockway Fear not Key Westers! Despite the very real sadness of the virus, we are all under positive vibrations …

Tropic Sprockets / The Way I See It By Ian Brockway The inimitable pastel blue and pink marquee of the Tropic shines again with gusto, showing …

Tropic Sprockets Goes Streaming / Never Rarely Sometimes Always By Ian Brockway There are few things more harrowing or upsetting than the decision to have an …

Tropic Sprockets Goes Streaming / Premature By Ian Brockway From Rashaad Ernesto Green, “Premature” is a study of a tangled romance. It is deep, direct, engrossing …

Tropic Sprockets / Corpus Christi By Ian Brockway The idea of sneaky or covetous men of the cloth, genuine or otherwise, has been frequent ground for …

Tropic Sprockets / Ordinary Love By Ian Brockway Lisa Barros D’Sa (Cherrybomb) and Glenn Leyburn direct the heartfelt and understated “Ordinary Love,” a character study of …

Tropic Sprockets Goes Streaming / Crime + Punishment By Ian Brockway From the East Bronx there is a hero fighting corruption in the New York Police …

Tropic Sprockets Goes Streaming / The Normal Heart By Ian Brockway Ryan Murphy adapts Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” produced by HBO. The film is a …