Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway
Marc by Sofia [Showtimes and trailer at TropicCinema.com] Marc Jacobs is a fashion designer known for his unusual designs influenced by iconic films, pop art, …
Ian Brockway’s “Tropic Sprockets” columns
Marc by Sofia [Showtimes and trailer at TropicCinema.com] Marc Jacobs is a fashion designer known for his unusual designs influenced by iconic films, pop art, …
Tow [Showtimes and trailer at TropicCinema.com] In 2017, Seattle homeless resident Amanda Ogle was on her way to a job interview at a dog boutique …
Marc by Sofia [Showtimes and trailer at TropicCinema.com] Marc Jacobs is a fashion designer known for his unusual designs influenced by iconic films, pop art, …
Calle Malaga [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Maryam Touzani (The Blue Caftan), an excellent filmmaker specializing in humanist drama, scores again with “Calle Malaga.” The …
Project Hail Mary [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] There have been countless films about outer space and space travel. The most iconic of these in …
Dreams [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Michel Franco (Memory) aims his camera in the direction of the erotic thriller with “Dreams.” The film, which has …
Pillion [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Director Harry Lighton delivers a compelling feature debut in “Pillion,” about a same sex first love relationship focusing on …
Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Musician Billy Preston achieved fame for working with The Beatles on “Abbey …
The Bride! [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Frankenstein, the famed one of a kind 1818 novel by Mary Shelley, has given birth to countless films …
Sirāt Oliver Laxe (Fire Will Come) directs the genre bending film “ Sirāt. This excellent eerie and compelling film is rich with atmosphere , character and suspense. …
The 2026 Oscar Short Films: Animated and Documentary [Showtimes and trailers at Tropiccinema.com] Animated Shorts 2026 The Oscar animated short category is a time-honored group …
By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] When director Baz Luhrmann was working on his 2022 Elvis film, sixty-eight boxes of both 35mm and …
By Ian Brockway With Hitchcockian elegance, patience and verve, director Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) takes on the genre of Gothic Horror in “Sinners.” In bold …
By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] Andrea Faye Gibson (August 13, 1975 – July 14, 2025) was the Poet Laureate of Colorado. They …
By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] In a madcap turn, Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) directs “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.” …
The 2026 Oscar Shorts: Live Action [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] The Live Action category can always be depended on to be especially compelling and …
By Ian Brockway Women, whether singular or coupled are transformative engines of our society. They are leaders, philosophers, creators, designers, fixers, nurturers, and all in …
By Ian Brockway The Canadian TV show “Nirvanna the Band the Show” gets the cinema treatment in “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” directed …
By Ian Brockway Gothicism is pushed to the fore in the esoteric maestro Emerald Fennel’s (Salt Burn) version of the frequently filmed Wuthering Heights from …
By Ian Brockway [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] In our American history there have been many incidents of ordinary people executing a personal revenge usually …