Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Touch By Ian Brockway Baltasar Kormákur directs “Touch” an affecting multi-cultural star-crossed love tale that has wonderfully nuanced performances despite being somewhat …

Tropic Sprockets  / Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World By Ian Brockway Ron Chapman’s lively documentary “Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World” is …

Tropic Sprockets / Twisters By Ian Brockway “Twisters” by Director Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) is big on action and hair-raising stunts but does not quite …

Tropic Sprockets / Last Summer By Ian Brockway Catherine Breillat is known for pushing the envelope, and she does so here in “Last Summer,” a …

Tropic Sprockets / Kinds of Kindness By Ian Brockway Surrealist Maestro Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things, Dogtooth) can be depended on for daring themes and images. …

Tropic Sprockets / Maxxxine By Ian Brockway Director TI West completes his pulp and cult X trilogy with “Maxxxine.” The film is nearly volcanic with …

Tropic Sprockets / The Bikeriders By Ian Brockway Jeff Nichols’s docudrama “The Bikeriders” based on Danny Lyon’s expose on The Outlaws, is vivid and percussive, …

Tropic Sprockets / Fancy Dance By Ian Brockway Erica Tremblay strikes an affecting and empathetic first film with “Fancy Dance,” which underscores the existential plight …

Tropic Sprockets / Horizon: An American Saga (Part One) By Ian Brockway Though it might seem indulgent, there is no question that the Western genre …

Tropic Sprockets / Thelma By Ian Brockway Josh Margolin directs the irrepressibly feel good film “Thelma”. The story’s events are highly improbable in their progression, …

Tropic Sprockets / Ghostlight By Ian Brockway Kelly O’Sullivan directs an affecting family drama in “Ghostlight.” There have been countless selections in this genre from …

Tropic Sprockets  / Flipside By Ian Brockway “Flipside” a new documentary by Chris Wilcha is an engaging and wistful rumination about pop culture, nostalgia, the …

Tropic Sprockets / The Dead Don’t Hurt By Ian Brockway With echoes of “The Unforgiven” and “Shane,” director Viggo Mortensen has an absolute hit with …

Tropic Sprockets / Back to Black By Ian Brockway Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy) directs “Back to Black,” a conventional biopic highlighting the unconventional singer Amy …

Tropic Sprockets / Babes By Ian Brockway Actor Pamela Adlon has a winner with her directorial debut in “Babes.” The film is madcap and warm …

Tropic Sprockets / Ezra By Ian Brockway Actor Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Ghost) directs a solid affecting family drama with “Ezra.” The film is bolstered by …

Tropic Sprockets / Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga By Ian Brockway Director George Miller shares company with Steven Spielberg in bringing matinee action to the …

Tropic Sprockets / Evil Does Not Exist By Ian Brockway From the psychological master of human emotions Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), comes “Evil Does …

Tropic Sprockets / Adios, Buenos Aires By Ian Brockway German Kral (Our Last Tango) delivers an exceedingly light but pleasing comedy in “Adios, Buenos Aires.” …

Tropic Sprockets / Sense and Sensibility By Ian Brockway Ang Lee delivers a colorful and faithful adaptation of Jane Austen “Sense and Sensibility”. [For showtimes …