Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

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 …

Escobar Paradise Lost   By Ian Brockway   There is a wonderful painting by Fernando Botero, showing the death of the druglord Pablo Escobar. In …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Ex Machina Author Alex Garland (The Beach) delivers a directorial debut with “Ex Machina,” a vivid and thoughtful meditation on …

Cinderella   Shakespearean Maestro Kenneth Branagh directs this colorful and vivacious adaptation of the fairy tale classic “Cinderella” with spirit and charm.     This …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway An Honest Liar Justin Weinstein and Tyler Measom are directors known for their hard hitting subjects. They both have provocative …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway   While We’re Young   The prolific director Noah Baumbach (Greenberg) strikes a key reminiscent of 70s Woody Allen in …

TROPIC SPROCKETS / Danny Collins Dan Fogelman (writer, The Guilt Trip) directs this latest “delinquent dad does good” tale, “Danny Collins,” about a leathery rocker. …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway ’71 Director Yann Demange (British TV’s Dead Set) has a debut hit with “’71”,  a film that uses the man-on-the-run-theme …

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter” is a quirky character study directed by David Zellner (Kid Thing). Despite a far-flung premise, (although based …

Tropic Sprockets Wild Tales   By Ian Brockway   Exciting, brave and transgressive with more than a dash of toxic humor, all of these labels …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Queen and Country “Queen and Country” is John Boorman’s sequel to his very personal and autobiographical “Hope and Glory” about …

Kingsman: The Secret Service If you ever wondered what a jaunty Colin Firth film might be like mixed with comic book action, “Kingsman: The Secret …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway   It Follows   In David Robert Mitchell’s excellent low-key thriller, “It Follows,” there is something rotten in Detroit. The …