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About Andrew Plimpton

Andrew Plimpton is a writer based in Western Massachusetts. His fiction has appeared in Heavy Feather Review, The Dalhousie Review, The Write Launch, and other venues. His plays have been performed at The Tank in New York City, and he has written for Film-Forward since 2018.

Servants

Enter an insular, foreboding world, set largely in a Czechoslovakian seminary in the early 1980s.

By |February 24th, 2022|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Thriller, Top Picks|0 Comments

Strawberry Mansion

A callback to the early to mid-2000s, when Wes Anderson’s popularity was in full swing and films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, and Garden State were the rage.

By |February 17th, 2022|Indie, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Catch the Fair One

A boxer searches for her younger sister, who may have been abducted by a sex-trafficking ring.

By |February 10th, 2022|Crime, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Belle

In its embrace of both fantasy and realism, this anime is very beautiful, with a story line that explicitly winks toward “Beauty and the Beast.”

By |January 13th, 2022|Animated, Sci-fi|0 Comments

The Novice

Both a cautionary tale and a commentary on the current mania for achievement.

By |January 4th, 2022|Drama, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

The Hand of God

Naples is as important to this semi-autobiographical film as its characters and events. It's where the sacred and the profane collide.

By |December 20th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

C’mon C’mon

Mike Mills’s big heart is his greatest strength, but also his greatest weakness, both of which are on display in his new film.

By |December 13th, 2021|Family drama|0 Comments

Agnes

A convent becomes the site of a reported demonic possession.

By |December 9th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Horror|0 Comments

Indian Sweets and Spices

This is not the sort of film in which you forget that you are watching actors.

By |November 19th, 2021|Family drama|0 Comments