Ben Elliott

Does making a documentary about activism count as activism?

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.

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

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.

Two of the films playing at the Triplex this week come from auteurs who each excel in their own micro-genres of cinematic discomfort.

This year the international voting bloc of the Academy Awards threw their support behind two titles: "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Zone of Interest." Both movies picked up five nominations, including Best Picture and Director.

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