Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets – A Hologram for the King by Ian Brockway “A Hologram for the King,” the latest from director Tom Twyker (Run Lola Run, …

Tropic Sprockets / Miles Ahead On the tail of a trumpet weilded by Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker in “Born To Be Blue,” here is …

Tropic Sprockets / Everybody Wants Some!! By Ian Brockway Richard Linklater is an indie auteur known for his rich character studies detailing Texas youth. In …

Tropic Sprockets / Midnight Special Director Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud) always illustrates his films in an offbeat dark tone. In the previous  “Take Shelter” …

Tropic Sprockets  / Born to Be Blue By Ian Brockway In Robert Budreau’s film “Born to Be Blue,” Chet Baker bears a resemblance to the …

Tropic Sprockets / Demolition By Ian Brockway Jean Marc-Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club) attempts another psychological portrait with the self-consciously titled film “Demolition,” about a man …

Tropic Sprockets / 10 Cloverfield Lane By Ian Brockway Watch the skies! This is what you will whisper to yourself from the very first second …

Tropic Sprockets / Deadpool By Ian Brockway Deadpool is an anti-hero from Marvel comics who was dealt a bad deal. He is a mercenary who, …

Tropic Sprockets / Eye in the Sky by Ian Brockway “Eye in the Sky” is a topical thriller by director Gavin Hood (X-Men :Wolverine) involving drones …

Tropic Sprocket / Tab Hunter: Confidential The actor known as Tab Hunter, whose real name is Art Galien, was a pop phenomenon in the 1950s. …

Tropic Sprocket / Hello, My Name Is Doris by Ian Brockway Sally Field has made a career out of earnest and accessible “girl next door” portraits. …

Tropic Sprockets /   Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict By Ian Brockway Peggy Guggenheim was an odd bird and thankfully so. She didn’t fit in and never …

Tropic Sprockets / The Embrace Of The Serpent By Ian Brockway Ciro Guerra’s Oscar-nominated film “The Embrace of the Serpent” is a hypnotic and gripping …

Tropic Sprockets / Son of Saul This year’s Academy Award winner in the foriegn category “Son of Saul” by  László Nemes is a flawless and …

Tropic Sprockets / The Finest Hours By Ian Brockway In the tradition of “The Perfect Storm” and “Titanic”, Craig Gillespie’s “The Finest Hours” depicts the …

Tropic Sprockets / Mustang By Ian Brockway The Oscar nominated foreign film “Mustang” by Deniz Gamse Ergüven is a haunting spellbinder with push and pull. …

Tropic Sprockets / Anomalisa By Ian Brockway Charlie Kaufman (Synedoche, Being John Malkovitch, Adaptation) is the prince of eerie cinema. His pair of directed films …

Tropic Sprockets / The Revenant The much anticipated Best Picture Nominee “The Revenant” by Alejandro Inarrito has arrived. This Gothic epic about the life of …

Tropic Sprockets / The Lady In The Van By Ian Brockway Alan Bennett is the groundbreaking comedian and playwright who collaborated with Dudley Moore and …

Tropic Sprockets / Where To Invade Next? By Ian Brockway Here is progressive hero Michael Moore’s latest film “Where to Invade Next?”, his first documentary …