Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

By Ian Brockway  [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com] In our American history there have been many incidents of ordinary people executing a personal revenge usually …

By Ian Brockway Ann Lee (1736- 1784) singlehandedly started a spiritual movement called the Shakers. The Shakers were known for their ecstatic dancing and their …

By Ian Brockway Eric Lin directs “Rosemead.” The film is a cringe-worthy character study of a mother and son relationship under the cloud of schizophrenia. …

By Ian Brockway The Korean auteur Park Chan-wook (Decision To Leave) directs “No Other Choice.” The dense thriller touches on many concepts, from social commentary …

By Ian Brockway From Nia DaCosta, (Hedda) “The Bone Temple” is the latest installment of the 28 Days Later franchise started by director Danny Boyle …

By Ian Brockway The auteur of 1980s underground cinema Jim Jarmusch is now a silver-haired Godfather of cyberspace, existential and fatalistic but not without joy …

By Ian Brockway Actor Bradley Cooper helms this authentic and well-acted portrait of a marriage in “Is This Thing On?” loosely based on the British …

By Ian Brockway In 1975 in Germany at the Köln Opera House, an historic impromptu concert occurred with jazz superstar Keith Jarrett (John Mangaro). The …

By Ian Brockway  From Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) comes “Song Sung Blue,” a real-life biopic centering on the musician partnership and love life between …

By Ian Brockway Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems) helms the vividly existential sports story “Marty Supreme” very loosely based on the late table tennis champion Marty …

By Ian Brockway From Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) is an adaptation of Frieda McFadden’s novel “The Housemaid.” [Showtimes and trailer at Tropiccinema.com]. The suspenseful black humored …

By Ian Brockway Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) takes us into the realm of semifictional Shakespeare in an adaptation of Maggie O’ Farrell’s historical novel Hamnet. [Showtimes …

By Ian Brockway From Paulo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) “La grazia” is an existential portrait of an outgoing president. The rhythmic and haunting film is …

By Ian Brockway  From the uncompromising Director Lynne Ramsey (We Need to Talk About Kevin), is “Die, My Love” her latest feature based on the …

By Ian Brockway In a throwback to the 1990s and directed by David Freyne, “Eternity” is a sweet Rom Com with a few touches of …

By Ian Brockway Peter Hujar (1934-1987) was a well known American photographer who lived and worked in New York City during the 70s and 80s. …

By Ian Brockway Dysfunction is the order of the day in “Sentimental Value” by director Joachim Trier. The film has many knotty tangles, most of …

By Ian Brockway Jafar Panahi (No Bears), who has himself been sent to prison for his art, directs the tense and affecting “It Was Just …

By Ian Brockway “The Running Man” is a dystopian novel by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. In 1987, it was adapted first by Paul …

By Ian Brockway “ Nuremberg” by James Vanderbilt (Truth) highlights an era when Nazism and the question of evil was at the forefront of the …