Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

By Ian Brockway From the always unique Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), “One Battle After Another” is a dense and visual character study that is …

By Ian Brockway From director Jay Roach (Meet the Fockers ), “ The Roses” is a loose remake of the classic “The War of the …

By Ian Brockway Oliver Hermanus (Living) directs the heartfelt period drama “The History of Sound,” loosely based on the legendary musicologist Alan Lomax, who is …

By Ian Brockway In the mid-1970s, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner as videographers had the idea to simulate heavy metal music …

By Ian Brockway Hold on to your top hats. Here is the third installment of the “Downton Abbey” franchise aptly subtitled “ The Grand Finale.” …

By Ian Brockway Hold on to your top hats. Here is the third installment of the “Downton Abbey” franchise aptly subtitled “ The Grand Finale.” …

By Ian Brockway Michael Angelo Covino (The Climb) scores a direct hit in “Splitsville.” The film is zany, emotional and full of high-octane hijinks. [Showtimes …

Tropic Sprockets / Caught Stealing By Ian Brockway From the metaphysical Darren Aronofsky (Mother!) here is his latest “Caught Stealing.” The film is a kind …

By Ian Brockway In a directorial debut, Kate Beecroft delivers the affecting “East of Wall” based on the experiences of real life horse trainer and …

Tropic Sprockets / Honey, Don’t! By Ian Brockway “Honey, Don’t!” is the second film in Ethan Coen’s B Movie noir trilogy. Ethan is half of …

Tropic Sprockets / Highest 2 Lowest By Ian Brockway The New York auteur Spike Lee scores a triumphant return to the thriller genre with “Highest …

Tropic Sprockets / Together By Ian Brockway In a tribute to David Cronenberg and Ari Aster as well as a slapstick poke at the pandemic …

By Ian Brockway Opacity and emotional volatility are the order of the day from the Japanese master of suspense Kiyoshi Kurosawa, in the director’s latest …

Tropic Sprockets / Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight By Ian Brockway Embeth Davidtz stars in and directs a striking debut adaptation of Don’t Let’s …

Tropic Sprockets / The Naked Gun By Ian Brockway Just when you thought “The Naked Gun” franchise had shed all of its slapstick weaponry in …

Tropic Sprockets / Sorry, Baby By Ian Brockway Director Eva Victor has a pensive debut hit with “Sorry, Baby,” a character study set in the …

Tropic Sprockets / Crip Camp By Ian Brockway When I was a kid, I went to an Easter Seals camp in Kissimmee, Florida with a …

Tropic Sprockets / Sovereign By Ian Brockway From Christian Zwegal, “Sovereign” is a tense and sorrowful meditation on the 2010 police shootings in Arkansas in …

Tropic Sprockets  / Eddington By Ian Brockway From the 21st-century maestro of fear Ari Aster (Beau Is Afraid), “Eddington“ focuses on the 2020 pandemic in …

By Ian Brockway Many moviegoers and television fans have fond memories of Superman, the alien being from far away Krypton who landed in America and …