Tropic Sprockets / Pawn Sacrifice
Tropic Sprockets / Pawn Sacrifice By Ian Brockway Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond) directs a sweaty and intense portrait of Grandmaster chess player Bobby Fischer …
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Tropic Sprockets / Pawn Sacrifice By Ian Brockway Edward Zwick (Blood Diamond) directs a sweaty and intense portrait of Grandmaster chess player Bobby Fischer …
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Napoleon Solo is at it again in Guy Ritchie’s “The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ,” based on the 1964 TV series. Although …
Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Listen to Me, Marlon Actor Marlon Brando was a force of nature and worked his entire life to constantly change …
Tropic Sprocket / Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation Ethan Hunt ( Tom Cruise) is as red faced and sweaty as ever in “Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation. Here again, …
Tropic Sprockets / Mistress America Noah Baumbach is best known for his melancholic indie comedies that have a glib and facile quickness. Character-wise they are …
Tropic Sprockets / The Diary Of An Teenage Girl By Ian Brockway The rich and vibrant film “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” by …
Tropic Sprockets / The Gift By Ian Brockway Joel Edgerton, the Australian actor turned director, who is most known for his gangster roles, strikes …
Tropic Sprockets / The Stanford Prison Experiment By Ian Brockway Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who has never shied away from touchy subjects, including religion (C.O.G) …
Tropic Sprockets / The End Of The Tour By Ian Brockway The writer David Foster Wallace dedicated himself to portraying a fractured and nervous …
Tropic Sprockets / Cartel Land By Ian Brockway Pop culture is obsessed with the mechanics of drug production. Both “Escobar” by Andrea Di …
Tropical Sprockets / Trainwreck By Ian Brockway The subversive comic Amy Schumer has arrived in “Trainwreck” the latest relationship comedy directed by Judd Apatow. …
Tropic Sprockets / Jurassic World The days of the Saturday matinees are here again in “Jurassic World” based on the fictions of author Michael Crichton. …
Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Amy “Amy” by director Asif Kapadia (Senna) constructs a stirring and melancholy portrait of the bluesy singer Amy Winehouse who …
Tropic Sprockets / The Overnight By Ian Brockway In “The Overnight”, the mayhem begins innocently enough, when Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) go …
Tropic Sprockets / Spy By Ian Brockway Yes, here again is McCarthy as we know her: the sarcastic and brash lady with a …
Tropic Sprockets / Self Less By Ian Brockway Slickly directed, but with enough far fetched turns to make the magician Uri Geller …
Dope By Ian Brockway Rick Famuyiwi (Talk to Me, The Wood) directs “Dope” a madcap and good natured film that explores the interplay …
Tropic Sprockets / Spy By Ian Brockway Yes, here again is McCarthy as we know her: the sarcastic and brash lady with a …
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl By Ian Brockway Friendships imperiled by sickness are the stuff of melodrama. Thankfully “Me and Earl …
TROPIC SPROCKETS / A Little Chaos By Ian Brockway In “A Little Chaos” directed by actor Alan Rickman, there is a bare trace of …