Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Viceroy’s House By Ian Brockway “Viceroy’s House” by Gurinder Chadra (Bend It Like Beckham) is a handsome but staid portrait of India’s struggle for independence …

Tropic Sprockets /  American Made By Ian Brockway From Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) “American Made” stars Tom Cruise as Barry Seal, a gifted pilot who flew into …

Tropic Sprockets / Home Again By Ian Brockway For those that want to put their brains in neutral, here is “Home Again” starring Reese Witherspoon in a paint-by-numbers …

Tropic Sprockets / Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle By Ian Brockway Matthew Vaughn once again directs the second chapter of  “Kingsman”. This one is titled “Kingsman 2: The Golden …

Tropic Sprockets / Twin Peaks in the Tropics  By Ian Brockway David Lynch’s Twin Peaks has always been in my thoughts from 1990 onward. I used to gather in …

Tropic Sprockets / The Trip to Spain By Ian Brockway “The Trip to Spain” by Michael Winterbottom is the second sequel of “The Trip” (which …

Tropic Sprockets / Tulip Fever By Ian Brockway “Tulip Fever” by director Justin Chadwick (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) has the best intentions with yet …

Tropic Sprockets / The Trip to Spain By Ian Brockway “The Trip to Spain” by Michael Winterbottom is the second sequel of “The Trip” (which …

Tropic Sprockets / Good Time By Ian Brockway The Safdie Brothers (Daddy Longlegs) latest project is “Good Time” a sharp crime drama reminicent of the …

Tropic Sprockets / Ingrid Goes West By Ian Brockway “Ingrid Goes West,” a feature debut from director Matt Spicer, is the perfect blend of comedy …

Tropic Sprockets / Step By Ian Brockway Music and gesture are universal tools. These expressions have the power to lift us up and to tell …

Tropic Sprockets / A Ghost Story  By Ian Brockway The director David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) has crafted a very striking and poetic interpretation …

Tropic Sprockets / Dunkirk By Ian Brockway In “Dunkirk,” director Christopher Nolan  (The Dark Knight) gives military combat an immediate and supernatural importance. Violence comes …

Tropic Sprockets / An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power By Ian Brockway “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” is a portrait of Al Gore still …

Tropic Sprockets / Detroit  By Ian Brockway Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty) has crafted a wonderful film that hits us in the solar plexus with …

Tropic Sprockets / Maudie By Ian Brockway Directed by Aisling Walsh (BBC TV’s Fingersmith) “Maudie,” tells the artist’s story of Maud, an introverted Nova Scotian …

Tropic Sprockets / Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets By Ian Brockway The legendary Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) has ambitious goals as …

Tropic Sprockets / Baby Driver By Ian Brockway Edgar Wright (The World’s End) directs the eye-popping and bubbly “Baby Driver,” a gangster film that mixes its …

Tropic Sprockets / War for the Planet of the Apes By Ian Brockway Matt Reeves directs the latest chapter in the “Apes” franchise, entitled “War …

Tropic Sprockets / The Big Sick By Ian Brockway Director Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name Is Doris) takes a screenplay loosely based on the romance …