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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.

Black Box Diaries

An intimate documentary that is succinct, cohesive, and striking in the way it captures events as they unfold.

By |October 24th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments
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Rumours

Oddly endearing as it is hilarious. For this reason, the film succeeds on its own terms.

By |October 18th, 2024|Comedy|0 Comments
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Omni Loop

Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri try to solve the mystery of time travel.

By |September 23rd, 2024|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Sci-fi|0 Comments
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Red Rooms

A thriller that impresses with its eerie quiet, strong acting, and its focus on the darkest aspects of the internet.

By |September 6th, 2024|Crime, Thriller|0 Comments
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Sugarcane

An investigation of a Canadian Catholic mission uncovers a history of abuse—hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered there in 2021.

By |August 28th, 2024|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Tuesday

Death = a macaw paying a call.

By |August 28th, 2024|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Fantasy|0 Comments
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War Game

A documentary that takes as its premise that more insurrections are inevitable, and therefore must be anticipated.

By |August 1st, 2024|Documentary, Thriller|0 Comments
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Only the River Flows

An atmospheric police procedural that doesn't offer the consolation typical of more routine detective pictures.

By |July 25th, 2024|China, Crime|0 Comments
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Janet Planet

Is playwright Annie Baker's debut film the cinematic masterpiece that many reviews are already claiming?

By |July 16th, 2024|Drama|0 Comments
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