Thursday, January 15, 2026

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

Ben Elliott

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AT THE TRIPLEX: Back to the biopics

If it’s so hard to get a biopic right, why try at all? The obvious answer is a cynical one: Biopics are perennial awards favorites and often an actor’s best bet to secure an Oscar.

AT THE TRIPLEX: ‘Shrek,’ forever

"Shrek" is a pop culture survivor.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Kick. Boom. Wow.

For every punch, explosion, and chase we see on screen, we don’t see the months of prep that go into them—never mind the years of professional experience and practice that allow stunt performers to operate at such a high level.

AT THE TRIPLEX: ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ and the messiness of movements

"Alice’s Restaurant" is about messiness (and I am not talking about litter).

AT THE TRIPLEX: Fear of the near future

When a movie jumps ahead into the not-too-distant future, it is usually to tell us that something has gone very, very wrong.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Animation for the real world

Cartoons are for kids. It is a stigma that has stuck to an entire genre of filmmaking for over 100 years.

AT THE TRIPLEX: The style and substance of Wong Kar-wai

Bold color schemes. Non-linear editing. A pop-song-studded soundtrack.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Stay afraid of Virginia Woolf

It might seem odd that a rating system that has become synonymous with sex and violence was brought about by a movie that’s essentially just four people talking.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Our ‘best’ Oscar predictions

Whatever happens on Sunday, I hope you will join us at the Triplex to watch it with your fellow movie lovers. We recommend you come early to enjoy pizza from Roberto’s and take your photo with an actual Oscar on loan from our friends at Scout House.

AT THE TRIPLEX: The art of activism

Does making a documentary about activism count as activism?

AT THE TRIPLEX: ‘B’ good

Without the influence of these seemingly “bad movies,” we wouldn’t have some of the most important and exciting filmmaking of the last 40 years.

AT THE TRIPLEX: Keeping it short

As we endure more and more three-hour-plus movies, you can’t help but wonder: Do they have to be this long?

AT THE TRIPLEX: Week of February 9, 2024

One of the movies opening at the Triplex this week, "The Taste of Things," is the latest film to explore the intersection of passion and food, telling the story of two chefs who use food to express their true feelings for each other.
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