Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Late Night By Ian Brockway   “Late Night” by director Nisha Ganatra (Transparent) turns a lens on the world of talk shows. …

Tropic Sprockets / The Dead Don’t Die by Ian Brockway   Indie director Jim Jarmusch continues his deadpan turn to the undead with zombies. “The …

Tropic Sprockets / Souvenir By Ian Brockway Joanna Hogg (Unrelated) turns to the subject of film school in “Souvenir”. This unfailingly melancholy tale is about …

Tropic Sprockets / The Secret Life of Pets 2 By Ian Brockway   Chris Renaud (Despicable Me) directs a sequel to his first popular hit …

Tropic Sprockets / Rocketman By Ian Brockway   Elton John conquered his addictions and came into his own being as an iconic musical genius and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Biggest Little Farm By Ian Brockway Farmers John and Molly Chester are an exceptional couple. John is a National Geographic photographer, …

Tropic Sprockets / Booksmart By Ian Brockway Booksmart Actor Olivia Wilde directs and has a striking debut with “Booksmart” a film that is a laser-pointed …

Tropic Sprockets / John Wick 3: Parabellum By Ian Brockway   Director Chad Stahelski is back directing our favorite hit man with an existential bent, …

Tropic Sprockets / Hail Satan ? By Ian Brockway   Since the 1970s, maybe starting with the film “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), Satanism as a religion …

Tropic Sprockets / Tolkien By Ian Brockway   The Finnish director Dome Kurukoski, known for handling unusual subjects (e.g. the fetishistic artist Tom of Finland …

Tropic Sprockets / Ask Dr. Ruth By Ian Brockway Ask Dr. Ruth Director Ryan White (HBO’s The Keepers) turns his camera on Dr. Ruth and …

Tropic Sprockets / Little Woods By Ian Brockway   “Little Woods” by director Nia DaCosta is a film about two sisters up against harsh circumstances, …

Tropic Sprockets / Wild Nights with Emily By Ian Brockway Wild Nights with Emily Emily Dickinson once wrote “Best Witchcraft is Geometry,” and some have …

Tropic Sprockets / Woman at War By Ian Brockway   “Woman at War” by Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men) is a quirky offbeat tale …

Tropic Sprockets / Soy Cuba / I Am Cuba By Ian Brockway   In 1964, Russia sought to expand Socialism’s cause through cinema, emboldened by …

Tropic Sprockets / Amazing Grace By Ian Brockway   In 1972, Grammy superstar Aretha Franklin wanted to try something new. She went back to her …

Tropic Sprockets / The Public By Ian Brockway   Actor / Director Emilio Estevez (The Way) directs the well-intentioned yet tepid drama “The Public,” about …

Tropic Sprockets / The Mustang By Ian Brockway Matthias Schoenaerts is the perfect actor to portray Roman, a violent inmate at Nevada State Prison who …

Tropic Sprockets / The Aftermath By Ian Brockway   James Kent (Testament of Youth) directs another period piece. This one focuses on WWII Reconstruction entitled …

Tropic Sprockets / Hotel Mumbai By Ian Brockway   Anthony Maras has a tense and riveting debut film about the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, …