Posts in category Tropic Sprockets

Tropic Sprockets / Close By Ian Brockway Lukas Dhont (Girl) helms a thoughtful and compelling study of friendship in “Close.” This rich illustration of a …

Tropic Sprockets / No Bears By Ian Brockway  Iranian Director Jafar Panahi (This is Not a Film) directs the existential thriller “No Bears.” This eerie film …

Tropic Sprockets / All Quiet on the Western Front By Ian Brockway Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” is unsparing and harsh, and not …

Tropic Sprockets / In the Heat of the Night By Ian Brockway “In the Heat of the Night” by director Norman Jewison is the groundbreaking …

Tropic Sprockets / The Whale By Ian Brockway From the inimitable director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) comes the long awaited film “The Whale.” [For showtimes …

Tropic Sprockets / Saint Omer By Ian Brockway Documentary filmmaker Alice Diop has crafted a stunning and enigmatic fictional story based on a real murder case …

Tropic Sprockets / Living By Ian Brockway Oliver Hermanus (Moffie) directs “Living,” a handsome adaptation of “Ikiru” by Akira Kurosawa. For showtimes check Tropiccinema.com.] This film …

Tropic Sprockets / Amazing Grace By Ian Brockway In 1972, Grammy superstar Aretha Franklin wanted to try something new. She went back to her roots in …

Tropic Sprockets / Corsage By Ian Brockway Marie Kruetzer (The Ground Beneath My Feet) crafts a story about the Empress of Austria that lulls you into …

Tropic Sprockets / All the Beauty and the Bloodshed By Ian Brockway “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” is the story of Nan Goldin and her …

Tropic Sprockets / EO By Ian Brockway From Polish Surrealist Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End), comes an interpretation of “Au Hasard Balthazar” (1966) by Robert Bresson. An …

Tropic Sprockets / When You Finish Saving the World By Ian Brockway “When You Finish Saving the World” is the directorial debut of actor Jessie …

Tropic Sprockets / Bones and All By Ian Brockway From Luca Guadagnino (Suspiria), the auteur of odd, “Bones and All” is an adaption from a novel …

Tropic Sprockets / When Harry Met Sally (1989) By Ian Brockway “When Harry Met Sally,” the ultimate relationship comfort film by Rob Reiner, has arrived to …

Tropic Sprockets / Holy Spider By Ian Brockway From the Iranian director Ali Abbasi (Border) known for difficult and confrontational work, “Holy Spider” is the true …

Tropic Sprockets / Decision to Leave By Ian Brockway South Korean Master Park Chan-wook (Lady Vengeance) directs a Hitchcockian tale of obsession in the mode of …

Tropic Sprockets / Empire of Light By Ian Brockway Sam Mendes (American Beauty) directs a moody melodrama against the backdrop of an historic British cinema in …

Tropic Sprockets / Duran Duran: A Hollywood High By Ian Brockway Duran Duran, named for a reference in “ Barbarella,” is an 80s pop band made …

Tropic Sprockets / The Fabelmans By Ian Brockway From Steven Spielberg, the director who revitalized the “cliffhanger” sensation in American cinema, “The Fabelmans” is the …

Tropic Sprockets / Only in Theatres By Ian Brockway Actor Rafael Sbarge directs the affecting documentary “Only in Theaters” about the well-known Laemmle family and …