Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

By Ian Brockway From Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) is an adaptation of Frieda McFadden’s novel “The Housemaid.” [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com]. The suspenseful black humored …

By Ian Brockway Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) takes us into the realm of semifictional Shakespeare in an adaptation of Maggie O’ Farrell’s historical novel Hamnet. [Showtimes …

By Ian Brockway From Paulo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) “La grazia” is an existential portrait of an outgoing president. The rhythmic and haunting film is …

By Ian Brockway  From the uncompromising Director Lynne Ramsey (We Need to Talk About Kevin), is “Die, My Love” her latest feature based on the …

By Ian Brockway In a throwback to the 1990s and directed by David Freyne, “Eternity” is a sweet Rom Com with a few touches of …

By Ian Brockway Peter Hujar (1934-1987) was a well known American photographer who lived and worked in New York City during the 70s and 80s. …

By Ian Brockway Dysfunction is the order of the day in “Sentimental Value” by director Joachim Trier. The film has many knotty tangles, most of …

By Ian Brockway Jafar Panahi (No Bears), who has himself been sent to prison for his art, directs the tense and affecting “It Was Just …

By Ian Brockway “The Running Man” is a dystopian novel by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. In 1987, it was adapted first by Paul …

By Ian Brockway “ Nuremberg” by James Vanderbilt (Truth) highlights an era when Nazism and the question of evil was at the forefront of the …

By Ian Brockway From director Clint Bentley “Train Dreams” is an adaptation of the Denis Johnson novel of the same name. It is well acted …

By Ian Brockway The artist Bruce Springsteen is a legend. Arguably he is the hardest working man in music. In singing about the American male: …

By Ian Brockway From the eccentric Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) comes another showstopper of a film based on the former Korean “Save the Green Planet!” …

By Ian Brockway Edward Berger (Conclave) highlights the perils of addiction in “Ballad of a Small Player” his new film based on a novel of …

By Ian Brockway Aziz Anzari (Parks and Recreation) directs “Good Fortune” a likeable colorful and glib comedy with an edge of social commentary. First and …

By Ian Brockway Former US Army Reserve soldier Jeffrey Manchester is chiefly known for being a rooftop robber responsible for nearly 45 robberies of fast-food …

By Ian Brockway In 1981, as a young boy of 15, the frisson and fear of nuclear war was very much in my mind. I …

By Ian Brockway From the existential auteur Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), here is a re-creation of the journey of MMA champion fighter Mark Kerr. The …

Tropic Sprockets / The Lost Bus By Ian Brockway There have been many disaster movies in cinema, like “Earthquake” and “The Towering Inferno” (both 1974) …

By Ian Brockway Actor Scarlett Johansson delivers a directorial debut with “Eleanor the Great.” The film is earnest and affectionate but will land a bit …