Movie Reviews & News
Get the latest news about what's going on at the Tropic, plus movie reviews from our in-house critics, Shirrel Rhoades and Ian Brockway. You’ll also find reviews from film festivals and advance screening movies. Want to make sure you never miss a thing? Follow the Tropic on Facebook for daily updates!
Tropic Sprockets: The Dead Don’t Hurt
Director Viggo Mortensen has an absolute hit with his epic Western, “The Dead Don’t Hurt.” Set in the far West during the Civil War, the film is riveting, engaging and magnetic with beautifully rendered landscapes reminiscent of a classic by John Ford.
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Front Row at the Movies: Run Lola Run
Director Tom Tykwer remembers, “It was a nerdy, quirky movie that we only made because we loved making it. We were really innocent kids. Maybe that’s part of the beauty and the energy of the film and why it’s so delightful."
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Tropic Sprockets: Back to Black
When Abela takes the stage, one sees the sirenian sorcery that the singer no doubt contained. The music and sound are flawless, and we feel the smoky electricity and serpentine magic that Winehouse created.
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Front Row at the Movies: Back to Black
If you were one of the more than 16 million fans who bought Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” album, you will want to see this film that’s currently playing at the Tropic Cinema.
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Tropic Sprockets: Babes
Actor Pamela Adlon has a winner with her directorial debut in “Babes.” The film is madcap and warm hearted with great spirit, charge, and charm. It is freewheeling and genuinely funny without being mean.
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Tropic Sprockets: Ezra
William Fitzgerald, autistic himself, is excellent in this first role. He is funny, compelling, and dynamic with verve and spirit. While the trappings of the “road movie” genre are conventional, the subject of autism is authentic without sentiment or cliche.
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Front Row at the Movies: The Smurfs
Something of a fish out of water scenario – but with little blue people in floppy Phrygian caps. Think your kids will like this? You can come back for more on June 13 when “Smurfs II” hits Tropic screens.
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Tropic Sprockets: Evil Does Not Exist
This somewhat hypnotic study can be seen as a kind of ecological Hitchcock film. it is the most accessible and direct outing by Ryusuke Hamaguchi yet.
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Front Row at the Movies: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
That first “Mad Max” cost a paltry US $300,000 to make, while “Furiosa” cost a total of US $233 million, the most ever spent for a film production in Australia. Is “Furiosa” 700 times better than the original “Mad Max”? No, but you won’t regret the ride.
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Tropic Sprockets: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Like David Cronenberg, David Lynch and John Waters, George Miller keeps his fevered phantasmagoria fresh, and he has well earned his place with the few unapologetic auteurs of the cinema.
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