Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Sicario By Ian Brockway  Hard hitting and noirish director Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners) scores once again with “Sicario” about FBI relations in Mexico. …

Tropic Sprockets / Everest By Ian Brockway A mountain peak can be analogous to a creature, a biblical Leviathan perhaps, or a Moby Dick born …

Tropic Sprockets / Mississippi Grind By Ian Brockway The directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson, Sugar) places us in the disturbing …

Tropic Sprockets / Black Mass By Ian Brockway American cinema has a rich history of gangster films. Francis Ford Coppola made his mark with “The …

Tropic Sprockets / 99 Homes By Ian Brockway Director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart) puts us dead center (with the emphasis on dead) in the …

Tropic Sprockets / The Walk By Ian Brockway Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives an immersive preformance in Robert Zemeckis’ film “The Walk,” detailing a formative quest of …

Tropic Sprockets / Straight Outta Compton By Ian Brockway There have been countless films about rap music and the realities of violence, but “Straight Outta …

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 …