Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Cyrano By Ian Brockway Joe Wright handsomely directs “Cyrano,” based on the play by Edmond Rostand and a musical by Erica Schimdt. The …

Tropic Sprocket / The 2022 Oscar Shorts: Live Action By Ian Brockway  With this year’s selection, although existentialism and seriousness are still in vogue, the …

Tropic Sprockets / The 2022 Oscar Shorts: Documentary By Ian Brockway This year takes us all over the world from LA to Afghanistan with stories of …

Tropic Sprockets / The NOW film festival By Ian Brockway The NOW film festival at the Tropic Cinema is back with a terrific line-up of …

Tropic Sprockets / Flee By Ian Brockway Flee is the animated film by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. It is based on a true story, warm engaging and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Worst Person in the World By Ian Brockway Joachim Trier scores a low key surreal romance in “The Worst Person in the …

Tropic Sprockets / Sundown By Ian Brockway Michel Franco (New Order) takes a page from Michelangelo Antonioni in “Sundown,” a film that is sharply pointed but …

Tropic Sprockets / Parallel Mothers By Ian Brockway “Parallel Mothers” is the 22nd film by the master Pedro Almodóvar. True to form, it is filled with …

Tropic Sprockets / The Tragedy of Macbeth By Ian Brockway All of us know some version of Macbeth. It is among the most famous of …

Tropic Sprockets / Red Rocket by Ian Brockway  Sean Baker (Tangerine) directs a quirky and compelling character study, “Red Rocket.” Baker is uncompromising in highlighting …

Tropic Sprockets / Licorice Pizza By Ian Brockway Paul Thomas Anderson is brilliant at dense psychological character studies. In “Licorice Pizza” he turns his eye to …

Tropic Sprockets / The Matrix: Resurrections By Ian Brockway Keanu Reeves is here as Anderson / Neo in the latest segment of Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix,” …

Tropic Sprockets / Nightmare Alley By Ian Brockway The original “Nightmare Alley” (1947) has a fantastic eerie feeling where everything is uncertain and the only constant …

Tropic Sprockets / Benedetta By Ian Brockway  From the provocateur Paul Verhoeven, who once highlighted a blood thirsty robot cop corporation and had Sharon Stone briefly …

Tropic Sprockets / West Side Story By Ian Brockway The long awaited “West Side Story” is here, a remake of the iconic cinema classic from 1961. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Power of the Dog By Ian Brockway From Jane Campion (The Piano), “The Power of the Dog” is a character study and …

Tropic Sprockets / C’mon C’mon By Ian Brockway Indie director Mike Mills (Beginners) scores a warm feel-good hit with “C’mon C’mon.” The engaging and thoughtful film …

Tropic Sprockets / Belfast By Ian Brockway Kenneth Branagh directs the striking tale “Belfast” loosely based on his own childhood. Shot primarily in black and white, …

Tropic Sprockets / The House of Gucci  By Ian Brockway The master of the blockbuster Ridley Scott helms “The House of Gucci,” a true crime portrait …

Tropic Sprockets / King Richard By Ian Brockway “King Richard” by Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men) is the story of Richard Williams, the father and …