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About Andrew Plimpton

Andrew Plimpton is a writer living in Western Massachusetts. His plays have been performed at The Tank in New York City; his fiction has appeared in Silo. He was a reader for The Paris Review from 2019 to 2021, and has written for Film Forward since 2018.

Gasoline Rainbow

A group of recent high school grads are determined to have one last hurrah, so they pack themselves into a battered van and head for the Pacific Coast.

By |May 10th, 2024|Road Trip, Teen|0 Comments

Uncropped

The documentary profiles photographer James Hamilton, an artist who seems to have lived a Bohemian dream.

By |April 25th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

Mourning in Lod

The documentary follows three families in the fallout of two tragedies and one godsend.

By |April 22nd, 2024|Documentary|1 Comment

On the Adamant

Last year’s Golden Bear winner is a documentary about a facility where the mentally ill can pursue a variety of artistic and artisanal activities.

By |March 28th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

Much Ado About Dying

An accidental film that is moving, maddening, multifaceted in the questions it poses, and of significant depth.

By |March 21st, 2024|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

20 Days in Mariupol

Praising director Mstyslav Chernov’s bravery is so obvious it feels impertinent, as does describing his documentary with the trite phrase “necessary viewing.”

By |March 9th, 2024|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

Space: The Longest Goodbye

An informative and moving documentary that delves into the many difficulties of spending a long time in outer space.

By |March 7th, 2024|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Io Capitano

Director Matteo Garrone is scrupulous in his attention to the harrowing logistics of a Senegalese immigrant's journey to Italy.

By |March 4th, 2024|Drama|0 Comments

Perfect Days

The work of an artist with nothing to prove, with a hand at the wheel so sure you don’t even notice it.

By |February 6th, 2024|Japanese, Top Picks|1 Comment