Monday, March 23, 2026

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

Ben Elliott

written articles

AT THE TRIPLEX: Make your movie

Creative work requires vulnerability, and success often means putting a piece of yourself on screen. The filmmakers joining us this week, as well as all those we have hosted this year, show us that creative work is hard work.

AT THE TRIPLEX: When it gets dark

Even if you don’t come to the movies, I hope you find some way to push back against the darkness this week.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Time after time

When movies tackle time, they are usually bittersweet affairs.

AT THE TRIPLEX: A body of horrors

Whether it is our appearance or what is lurking inside, nothing stirs anxiety like the skin we live in.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Dying in darkness

Starting this week, The Triplex is launching "Dying in Darkness," a series of five classic films exploring the intersection of politics, journalism, and truth, inspired by Bob Woodward’s famous saying that “Democracy dies in darkness.”

AT THE TRIPLEX: Angry young men

Todd Phillips’ "Joker," a meditation on the origins of masculine rage within the Batman universe, is looking to break the mold by returning with a sequel, "Joker: Folie à Deux," which opens at The Triplex this week.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Doing the robot

What's with all the robot movies?

AT THE TRIPLEX: We love the ’80s

In today’s world of algorithm-driven content tailored to niche interests, it is easy to see why the '80s seem, in hindsight, simpler.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Into the woods

The woods are scary—at least in the movies.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Bringing up the dead

If there is one thing we all share, it is death. No matter where we live, what we earn, or how we vote, we all meet the same end. What happens afterward? Well, that is up for debate.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Going West

To much of the world, “cowboy” is synonymous with “American.”

AT THE TRIPLEX: Big feelings

Almost 40 years after its release, "Big" still feels relevant.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Invasive species

Sometimes, monsters are just evil.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Difficult men

Is there actually a way to separate art from the artist?

AT THE TRIPLEX: Criminal minds

What's coming up at The Triplex Cinema.
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