Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / The Outrun By Ian Brockway The torments of addiction and alcoholism are minutely handled in “The Outrun” a film by Nora Fingscheidt …

Tropic Sprockets / Carrie (1976) By Ian Brockway From the legendary Brian De Palma (Dressed to Kill), here is the original revenge classic “Carrie.” Few …

Tropic Sprockets / Joker: Folie à Deux By Ian Brockway In 2019, director Todd Phillips broke ground with “Joker”. Though the character has been frequently …

Tropic Sprockets / A Different Man By Ian Brockway Director Aaron Schimberg (Chained for Life) continues his theme of the outsider with the film “A …

Tropic Sprockets / Happy Clothes By Ian Brockway Patricia Field, the mistress of “freaky fashion” is irradiated on screen in the new documentary “Happy Clothes” …

Tropic Sprockets / Will and Harper By Ian Brockway Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) directs the affecting and naturalistic “Will …

Tropic Sprockets / The Substance By Ian Brockway Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) directs an over-the-top cautionary tale starring Demi Moore. While the film will alienate some …

Tropic Sprockets / The Thicket By Ian Brockway Elliott Lester (Aftermath) takes the audience into the realm of the hard-bitten Western with “The Thicket.” Though …

Tropic Sprockets / Whiplash By Ian Brockway Director Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench) has given us a spellbinding quasi-autobiography with “Whiplash,” …

Tropic Sprockets / Merchant Ivory By Ian Brockway Stephen Soucy has crafted a brisk documentary on the Merchant Ivory partnership spanning some 43 projects. The …

Tropic Sprockets / Close Your Eyes By Ian Brockway The Spanish auteur Víctor Erice (Spirit of the Beehive) has crafted yet another engrossing feature with …

Tropic Sprockets / Beetlejuice Beetlejuice By Ian Brockway In 1988, Tim Burton’s madcap Halloween fantasy “Beetlejuice” came on the screen with a flourish and frenzy …

Tropic Sprockets / Slingshot By Ian Brockway Mikael Håfström (1408) directs the space thriller “Slingshot” starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne. [Showtimes and trailer at …

Tropic Sprockets / Between the Temples By Ian Brockway Nathan Silver (Thirst Street) directs “Between the Temples” an amiable affectionate film in the mode of …

Tropic Sprockets / War Game By Ian Brockway Tony Gerber (We Will Rise) and Jesse Moss (The Overnighters) direct “War Game” a documentary that is …

Tropic Sprockets / Sing Sing By Ian Brockway There have been countless films about prisons and inmates, but they invariably focus on break-ins, morality, or …

Tropic Sprockets / It Ends with Us By Ian Brockway Justin Baldoni directs a bestselling melodrama “It Ends with Us” based on the popular novel …

Tropic Sprockets / The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout By Ian Brockway In the early 1950s, after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the United States conducted tests of atomic …

Tropic Sprockets / Bullitt By Ian Brockway From Peter Yates, here is the classic “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen. The film is remarkable for including life …

Tropic Sprockets / Trap By Ian Brockway Night Shyamalan is known as a modernist Hitchcock for his twist endings as in his classic “The Sixth …