Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

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 …

Tropic Sprocket / Tickled By Ian Brockway As ridiculous as it might seem tickle torture as it is known, has been reported for a long …

Tropic Sprocket / The Secret Life of Pets By Ian Brockway Who among us has not thought that our beloved pets have a separate life …

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

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 / Our Kind of Traitor By Ian Brockway The latest John le Carre film “Our Kind of Traitor” starring Ewan McGregor and Stellan …

Tropic Sprocket / Free State of Jones By Ian Brockway For those that want a minimalist history lesson  in broad shapes, here you have it …

Tropic Sprocket / Dark Horse By Ian Brockway This irrepressible documentary by Louise Osmond chronicles the symbiotic relationship between woman and horse. One day at …

Tropic Sprocket / Maggie’s Plan By Ian Brockway If there was ever a Woody Allen film not directed by Woody Allen, it is Rebecca Miller’s …

Tropic Sprockets / Weiner By Ian Brockway The provocatively titled documentary “Weiner” by  directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg, focuses on the Democrat firebrand Anthony …

Tropic Sprocket / Love & Friendship By Ian Brockway “Love & Friendship” by the offbeat director Whit Stillman is the lively film adaptation of Jane …

Tropic Sprockets / The Lobster By Ian Brockway From the uncompromising director Yorgos Lanthimos, whose striking film “Dogtooth” focused on an overprotective father shutting in …

Tropic Sprocket / The Meddler By Ian Brockway If there ever was a film that goes down easily with good production, spirit and verve, it …

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