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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.

Blizzard of Souls

A war film set in Latvia that aims for nothing if not an epic sweep.

By |January 8th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, War|0 Comments

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

This is not the sort of film that quietly hooks you. It’s the kind that hits you with electrifying force.

By |January 6th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Assistant

Office dynamics can be absolute hell.

By |December 23rd, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Indie|0 Comments

First Cow

A film that is complex and mesmerizing and makes a backdrop as familiar as the American West seem unfamiliar.

By |December 20th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Wild Mountain Thyme

It’s generous to assume that something has been lost in translation from the stage to the screen.

By |December 10th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Ireland|0 Comments

I’m Your Woman

A film where the world conspires against its protagonist and every odd camera angle or unidentifiable sound offers proof of the conspiracy.

By |December 4th, 2020|Crime|0 Comments

Uncle Frank

Writer/director Alan Ball takes a big risk with an open appeal to the heart and succeeds in creating a moving portrait of a family.

By |November 25th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Family drama|0 Comments

Embattled

A father and son rivalry set in the brutal world of mixed martial arts fighting.

By |November 25th, 2020|Action, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

The Climb

The story of a toxic bromance between a kind and reliable pushover and an impulsive, angry, and selfish narcissist.

By |November 13th, 2020|Indie|0 Comments