Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem Actor Ronit Alkabetz directs and stars in “Gett: The Trial of Vivian Amsalem,” a visceral and disturbing analysis of …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Timbuktu The terror group Ansar Dine destroyed a historic shrine in Mali in 2012 and vowed to keep going. Such …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Maps to the Stars Fans of David Cronenberg (Cosmopolis) will notice some similar terrain straightaway in “Maps to the Stars” …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Alas, here is a feel-good sequel if nothing else— a visual mango lassi for …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway American Sniper The much talked about “American Sniper” by Clint Eastwood has arrived at The Tropic. Although controversial, the film …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Mr. Turner Timothy Spall gives a stellar performance in Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner” about (who else) the wondrous romanticist painter, …

  Two Days, One Night The Belgian Dardenne brothers have scored a hit with “Two Days, One Night” which is tense and constricting, unfolding and …

Inherent Vice “Inherent Vice” by auteur Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) and based on a Thomas Pynchon novel, seems to try too hard to be …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway Foxcatcher Director Bennett Miller (Capote) gives his film “Foxcatcher” the appropriate brown and gray tones in telling the true life …

Tropic Sprockets The Imitation Game BY IAN BROCKWAY KONK LIFE COLUMNIST Despite a reserved “Masterpiece Theatre” tone and some ultra attentive enunciations, Swedish director Morten …

Tropic Sprockets Wild BY IAN BROCKWAY KONK LIFE COLUMNIST Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club) gives us another collaged and stream of consciousness trip in “Wild.” …

Tropic Sprockets Dear White People BY IAN BROCKWAY KONK LIFE COLUMNIST In style and content, Justin Simien’s “Dear White People” speaks about the daring and …

Tropic Sprockets Force Majeure   BY IAN BROCKWAY As a director, Ruben Östlund is not one to pull away from disturbing themes. His previous film …

Tropic Sprockets The Theory of Everything by Ian Brockway    Physicist Stephen Hawking is very much a popular and a pop art figure, deep within …

Tropic Sprockets Birdman BY IAN BROCKWAY KONK LIFE STAFF WRITER The eccentric and semi-reclusive actor Michael Keaton gives a breakthrough performance as the one-time action …

TROPIC SPROCKETS KW Film Festival   by Ian Brockway The Key West Film Festival brings a spectrum of choices each year that parallels our island’s …

TROPIC SPROCKETS   Kill the Messenger BY IAN BROCKWAY Jeremy Renner gives a raw and visceral performance as Gary Webb, a reporter for the San …

Tropic Sprockets Gone Girl by Ian Brockway David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” has arrived at The Tropic, based on Gillian Flynn’s page-zipping novel. Fincher (The Social …

TROPIC SPROCKETS A Walk Among the Tombstones BY IAN BROCKWAY Konk Life Staff Writer Liam Neeson has done so many revenge pictures ala Nicolas Cage …

Tropic Sprockets The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby BY IAN BROCKWA Ned Benson’s debut film “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby,” (originally designed with three alternate perspectives) …