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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.

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A fraught meeting between two couples is a belated attempt to make some sense of a school shooting.

By |October 7th, 2021|Drama|0 Comments

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

This new work from Bill Morrison would not have existed had an Icelandic fishing boat not discovered four reels of 35mm film underwater.

By |September 22nd, 2021|Film History|0 Comments

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

During the pandemic lockdown, filmmakers from all over the world contributed to this anthology. Some of the results are heartening and surprising.

By |September 2nd, 2021|Family drama|0 Comments

The Green Knight

David Lowery's new film takes one of the coziest possible narratives (the quest) and turns it into something strange and disorienting,

By |August 23rd, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Cryptozoo

An animated film that turns its imaginative eye toward the world of cryptids, hybrid creatures (unicorns, griffins) whose existence is endangered.

By |August 19th, 2021|Animated, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

John and the Hole

An uneasy new film that grapples with the darkness of growing up in a world distinguished by its overwhelming numbness.

By |August 5th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Thriller|0 Comments

Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

Two stories are told separately in intersecting vignettes. They are, though, united in their protagonists' objectives: both are attempting to move overseas.

By |July 23rd, 2021|Family drama|0 Comments

Val

Val Kilmer has, in his own words, saved everything. The extent to which he has documented his life both on set and offstage is staggering, and these video snippets are the strongest assets in this documentary portrait.

By |July 22nd, 2021|Pop Culture|0 Comments

Zola

No story can succeed on notoriety alone, and this one demands a deeper treatment.

By |June 28th, 2021|Road Trip|0 Comments