Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Tel Aviv on Fire By Ian Brockway “Tel Aviv on Fire,” Sameh Zoabi‘s comic film is a somewhat zany send up of …

Tropic Sprockets / It: Chapter Two By Ian Brockway Stephen King’s nearly 12,000 page epic ‘Moby Dick of horror’ returns to the screen with its …

Tropic Sprockets / The Peanut Butter Falcon By Ian Brockway Directed by Tyler Nilson, “The Peanut Butter Falcon” is a giddy story in the tradition of …

Tropic Sprockets / David Crosby: Remember My Name By Ian Brockway A.J. Eaton’s “David Crosby: Remember My Name” is a striking portrait of rock legend …

Tropic Sprockets / Where’d You Go, Bernadette? By Ian Brockway Director Richard Linklater is the king of small town quirk. He has the knack for revealing …

Tropic Sprockets / Blinded by the Light By Ian Brockway   “Blinded by the Light” by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) is based on …

Tropic Sprockets / Maiden By Ian Brockway The ocean is a sublime and dangerous force that has inspired great works of philosophy, film and literature. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Farewell By Ian Brockway “The Farewell” by Lulu Wang is a bittersweet yet engaging tale about the perils of a Chinese family, …

Tropic Sprockets / All Is True By Ian Brockway Kenneth Branagh ventures into favored Shakespeare territory once more with his film “All Is True,” highlighting …

Tropic Sprockets / The Sword of Trust By Ian Brockway   Director Lynn Shelton (Humpday) pokes fun at conspiracy theorists and white supremacy with an …

Tropic Sprockets / Wild Rose By Ian Brockway   As an antidote to cinematic violence and nightmares of history, “Wild Rose” is an empathetic story …

Tropic Sprockets / Once Upon a Time in Hollywood By Ian Brockway   There is no question of Quentin Tarantino’s genius. Like Spielberg, he has …

Tropic Sprockets / The Last Black Man in San Francisco   Joe Talbot’s directorial debut “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is poetic, moody …

Tropic Sprocket / Toni Morrison: Pieces Am I By Ian Brockway Director Timothy Greenfield- Sanders’ (Thinking XXX, The Trans List ) new documentary “Toni Morrison: …

Tropic Sprocket / The Lion King By Ian Brockway Jon Favreau’s live-action version of “The Lion King” can boast about its star power. It is …

Tropic Sprockets / Echo in the Canyon By Ian Brockway “Echo in the Canyon,” the debut film from Andrew Slater, is a musical collaboration with …

Tropic Sprockets / Spider-Man: Far from Home By Ian Brockway   Jon Watts returns to the Marvel Universe to direct “Spider-Man: Far from Home“. As …

Tropic Sprockets / Midsommar By Ian Brockway   From director Ari Aster (Hereditary) dysfunction and the bizarre is again the order of the day. Here …

Tropic Sprockets / Yesterday By Ian Brockway   The virtuosic Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) hits a fanciful key with “Yesterday.” A sci- fi / Rom-Com with …

Tropic Sprockets / Pavarotti by Ian Brockway The masterful opera singer Pavarotti comes to life in a new documentary directed by Ron Howard. Though rather …