Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Anatomy of a Fall By Ian Brockway Justine Triet’s intensive new film “Anatomy of a Fall” is affecting and magnetic. Pensive and …

Tropic Sprockets / Killers of the Flower Moon By Ian Brockway The auteur Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) gives us a history lesson with “Killers of the Flower …

Tropic Sprockets / Nyad By Ian Brockway Diana Nyad is a larger-than-life person. She is an Olympic swimmer, a correspondent for ABC Sports, a radio …

Tropic Sprockets / The Human Voice and Strange Way of Life By Ian Brockway Pedro Almodovar, the auteur of psychological melodrama has two recent short …

Tropic Sprockets / Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour By Ian Brockway The wunderkind Taylor Swift has an epic concert film “The Eras Tour” directed by …

Tropic Sprockets / To Catch A Thief By Ian Brockway Alfred Hitchcock directs “To Catch A Thief” (1955). The film boasts stunning locations from Alpes-Maritimes …

Tropic Sprockets / The Royal Hotel By Ian Brockway Kitty Green (The Assistant) delivers a propulsive and engaging indictment of the virulent male in “The …

Tropic Sprockets / Dumb Money By Ian Brockway “Dumb Money” by Director Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) is a case study of the GameStop stock inflation …

Tropic Sprockets / The Deepest Breath By Ian Brockway The sea is a gorgeous environment, but it is also awesome and terrifying. One sees this …

Tropic Sprockets / Amerikatsi by Ian Brockway Michael A. Goorjian has a warm and moving film about one man’s Armenian awareness in “Amerikatsi.” The film …

Tropic Sprockets / Bottoms By Ian Brockway In 2020, Director, Emma Seligman directed the unusual debut “Shiva Baby,” a funereal comedy laced with claustrophobic elements …

Tropic Sprockets / Jules By Ian Brockway “Jules” is the new film by Marc Turtletaub (Puzzle). It is quirky and lighthearted, a kind of “Close …

Tropic Sprockets / Fremont By Ian Brockway Taking a cue from Jim Jarmusch, director Babak Jalali’s “Fremont” is an off kilter look at an immigrant …

Tropic Sprockets / Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band By Ian Brockway Daniel Roher delivers a somewhat uniform, but still affectionate portrait of …

Tropic Sprockets / Passages By Ian Brockway From the always honest filmmaker Ira Sachs, “Passages” is yet another engrossing, compelling andunsettling film to add to …

Tropic Sprockets / Amanda By Ian Brockway Director Carolina Cavalli has an eerily opaque debut in “Amanda.” The film is an odd and unusual coming …

Tropic Sprockets / Two Tickets to Greece By Ian Brockway Marc Fitoussi directs “Two Tickets to Greece,” a charming comedy that holds together and remains …

A NOW Event: Equal Means Equal Wednesday August 23 @ The Tropic Cinema By Ian Brockway In celebration of women receiving the right to vote …

Tropic Sprockets / Bull Durham By Ian Brockway “Bull Durham” is the 1988 romantic comedy by Director Ron Shelton. The film has genuinely funny moments …

Tropic Sprockets / Shortcomings By Ian Brockway The actor Randall Park (TV’s Fresh Off the Boat) has a directorial debut in “Shortcomings” based on a …