Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

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, …

Tropic Sprockets / Us By Ian Brockway   Jordan Peele’s follow up to the provocative debut “Get Out,” entitled “Us,” is vivid and striking, if …

Tropic Sprockets / The Beach Bum By Ian Brockway   Director Harmony Korine has done some striking work featuring unusual characters and their individualist points …

Tropic Sprockets / How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World By Ian Brockway Dean DeBlois (Lilo & Stitch ) directs the colorful and engaging …

Tropic Sprockets / Apollo 11 By Ian Brockway “Apollo 11” by Todd Douglas Miller is a documentary detailing the 1969 moon landing that took eight …

Tropic Sprockets / Everybody Knows By Ian Brockway Asghar Farhadi is a great director known for his highly emotive and intense stories. His latest “Everybody …

Tropic Sprockets / Captain Marvel By Ian Brockway Directors Anna Boyden and Ryan Fleck (Mississippi Grind) are known for their eccentric collaborations full of quirky …

Tropic Sprockets  / Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse By Ian Brockway Spiderman is back and better than ever in a new virtuosic Oscar-nominated, animated feature directed …

Tropic Sprockets / Never Look Away By Ian Brockway “Never Look Away” is nominated for two Academy Awards and directed by Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck …