Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprocket / The Birth of a Nation By Ian Brockway Nate Parker’s unapologetic and earthy “The Birth of a Nation ” is a visceral …

Tropic Sprocket / Anthropoid By Ian Brockway “Anthropoid” by director Sean Ellis focuses on a largely forgotten episode in World War II history, namely the …

Tropic Sprocket / Mia Madre By Ian Brockway The introspective writer/director Nanni Moretti (Caro Dario) is back with “Mia Madre.” This is a thoughtful and …

Tropic Sprockets / Sausage Party Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, the bad boys of comedy, have come up with some irreverent goods in “Sausage Party” …

Tropic Sprockets / The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Beatles, the supergroup consisting of John, Paul, George and Ringo, are a pop culture frequency …

Tropic Sprocket / Equity By Ian Brockway Director Meera Menon (Farah Goes Bang) puts a gender spin on a Wall Street themed film. Although “Equity” …

Tropic Sprocket / The Innocents By Ian Brockway Though “The Innocents” features a convent in crisis under the blight of snow, giant stone crucifixes, shadowy …

Tropic Sprocket / Southside with You By Ian Brockway The producer Richard Tanne  strikes a clear, refreshingly lively and heartfelt note in his directorial debut …

Tropic Sprocket / Hell or High Water By Ian Brockway Go get em, Cowboy! This is the overriding thought one has in watching “Hell or …

Tropic Sprocket / The Light Between Oceans By Ian Brockway Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines) echoes the melodramatic quandries of Thomas Hardy in …

Tropic Sprocket / Bad Moms By Ian Brockway In 2011, there was a groundbreaking comedy called “Bridesmaids.” It worked precisely because the ladies depicted were …

Tropic Sprocket / Indignation By Ian Brockway James Schamus (writer of The Ice Storm) directs a tense and mysterious adaptation of Phillip Roth’s novel Indignation  …

Tropic Sprocket / Finding Dory By Ian Brockway The cuties of the sea are back in Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” a sequel to the earlier “Finding …

Tropic Sprocket / Star Trek Beyond By Ian Brockway The gang is here yet again where “no man has gone before,” this time helmed by …

Tropic Sprocket / Don’t Think Twice By Ian Brockway The low key, yet pointed, Mike Birbiglia highlights the perils of friendship and fame in the …

Tropic Sprockets / Florence Foster Jenkins By Ian Brockway The iconic Meryl Streep stars in Stephen Frears affectionate biopic “Florence Foster  Jenkins.” While Jenkins herself …

Tropic Sprockets / Café Society By Ian Brockway For the Woody Allen fans among us, here is “Café Society”, a philosophic meditation on romance and …

Tropic Sprocket / A Bigger Splash By Ian Brockway If by chance hallucinatory CGI epics are not your bag, here is “A Bigger Splash” by …

Tropic Sprocket / Genius By Ian Brockway Theatre director Michael Grandage takes us to a 1920s  New York in his debut film  “Genius”. There are …

Tropic Sprocket / Me Before You By Ian Brockway  The film “Me Before You,” adapted from the novel by JoJo Moyes and helmed by theater …