Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

By Ian Brockway Petra Costa’s “The Edge of Democracy” is an eerie and poignant documentary about the ups and downs of Brazilian politics. It is …

By Ian Brockway With breathtaking cinematography by Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes’ “1917” takes you to the realm of World War I, one of the most …

Tropic Sprockets / Little Women By Ian Brockway From director Greta Gerwig (Ladybird) comes a sprightly told and warm hearted interpretation of the oft-filmed classic …

Tropic Sprockets / Uncut Gems By Ian Brockway “Uncut Gems” by the director team of Josh and Benny Safdie is a riveting and perfect film …

Tropic Sprockets / Bombshell By Ian Brockway Jay Roach (Game Change, Meet the Parents) directs a film about Fox News, focusing on the unsavory dealings …

Tropic Sprockets / Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker By Ian Brockway Nothing beats the sound of the iconic music from John Williams or the …

Tropic Sprockets / A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood By Ian Brockway In the late 1990s, the irreverent writer Tom Junod met Fred Rogers for …

Tropic Sprockets / Dark Waters By Ian Brockway The most palpable thing about “Dark Waters” is that it is a real life Apocalypse story. It is …

Tropic Sprockets / Jojo Rabbit By Ian Brockway In 1940, Charlie Chaplin spoofed Hitler as Adenoid Hynkel in The Great Dictator. He was histrionic and …

Tropic Sprockets / Knives Out By Ian Brockway Rian Johnson (The Last Jedi, Brick) helms a solid mystery in the mode of Agatha Christie. With …

Tropic Sprockets / The Report By Ian Brockway In case the imperiled Trump presidency has you pining for the George W. administration from 2004, here …

Tropic Sprockets / Parasite By Ian Brockway From Bong Joon-ho (The Host, Mother), “Parasite” is his most expansive and detailed film to date. With aspects …

Tropic Sprockets / Pain and Glory By Ian Brockway From the legendary iconoclast Pedro Almodovar (Dark Habits, All About My Mother), here is his latest, …

Tropic Sprockets/The Lighthouse By Ian Brockway Robert Eggers is one of the new filmmakers (along with Ari Aster) on the forefront of gothic horror. In …

Tropic Sprockets / First Love By Ian Brockway Takeshi Miike has a legacy of cinematic surprise and of pushing audience buttons. Even if not always …

Tropic Sprockets / Loro  By Ian Brockway The politician Silvio Berlusconi was the Prime Minister of Italy for eleven years from 2001 to 2011, as …

Tropic Sprockets / Monos By Ian Brockway From Alejandro Landes, who won acclaim with his film “Porfirio” (a true story about a paraplegic shot by …

Tropic Sprockets / Where’s My Roy Cohn? By Ian Brockway Roy Marcus Cohn (1927-1986) was and is a truly among the most unsympathetic and despicable men …

Tropic Sprockets / Judy By Ian Brockway Judy Garland is one of the most dynamic performers of the 20th century. With “The Wizard of Oz” …

Tropic Sprockets / Joker By Ian Brockway The Joker is one of the most vivid comic book villains in culture. In the 70s, as a …