Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

By Ian Brockway Jafar Panahi (No Bears), who has himself been sent to prison for his art, directs the tense and affecting “It Was Just …

By Ian Brockway “The Running Man” is a dystopian novel by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. In 1987, it was adapted first by Paul …

By Ian Brockway “ Nuremberg” by James Vanderbilt (Truth) highlights an era when Nazism and the question of evil was at the forefront of the …

By Ian Brockway From director Clint Bentley “Train Dreams” is an adaptation of the Denis Johnson novel of the same name. It is well acted …

By Ian Brockway The artist Bruce Springsteen is a legend. Arguably he is the hardest working man in music. In singing about the American male: …

By Ian Brockway From the eccentric Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) comes another showstopper of a film based on the former Korean “Save the Green Planet!” …

By Ian Brockway Edward Berger (Conclave) highlights the perils of addiction in “Ballad of a Small Player” his new film based on a novel of …

By Ian Brockway Aziz Anzari (Parks and Recreation) directs “Good Fortune” a likeable colorful and glib comedy with an edge of social commentary. First and …

By Ian Brockway Former US Army Reserve soldier Jeffrey Manchester is chiefly known for being a rooftop robber responsible for nearly 45 robberies of fast-food …

By Ian Brockway In 1981, as a young boy of 15, the frisson and fear of nuclear war was very much in my mind. I …

By Ian Brockway From the existential auteur Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), here is a re-creation of the journey of MMA champion fighter Mark Kerr. The …

Tropic Sprockets / The Lost Bus By Ian Brockway There have been many disaster movies in cinema, like “Earthquake” and “The Towering Inferno” (both 1974) …

By Ian Brockway Actor Scarlett Johansson delivers a directorial debut with “Eleanor the Great.” The film is earnest and affectionate but will land a bit …

By Ian Brockway From the always unique Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), “One Battle After Another” is a dense and visual character study that is …

By Ian Brockway From director Jay Roach (Meet the Fockers ), “ The Roses” is a loose remake of the classic “The War of the …

By Ian Brockway Oliver Hermanus (Living) directs the heartfelt period drama “The History of Sound,” loosely based on the legendary musicologist Alan Lomax, who is …

By Ian Brockway In the mid-1970s, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Rob Reiner as videographers had the idea to simulate heavy metal music …

By Ian Brockway Hold on to your top hats. Here is the third installment of the “Downton Abbey” franchise aptly subtitled “ The Grand Finale.” …

By Ian Brockway Hold on to your top hats. Here is the third installment of the “Downton Abbey” franchise aptly subtitled “ The Grand Finale.” …

By Ian Brockway Michael Angelo Covino (The Climb) scores a direct hit in “Splitsville.” The film is zany, emotional and full of high-octane hijinks. [Showtimes …