Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

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 …

Tropic Sprockets by Ian Brockway McFarland,USA While director Niki Caro (North Country) doesn’t cover new ground in “McFarland, USA,” a new film that tells the …

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 …