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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.

Space Dogs

The documentary essay follows stray dogs—the descendants of the first dog to orbit the earth—on their meandering, wayward journeys through the streets of Moscow.

By |September 10th, 2020|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Werner Herzog's tribute to the British writer's many obsessions and his restless curiosity.

By |August 25th, 2020|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Words on Bathroom Walls

A film built around the message that if you accept love into your life, all your problems will disappear.

By |August 21st, 2020|Book adaptation, Teen|1 Comment

I Used to Go Here

Gillian Jacobs stars as a writer who finds herself spiraling downwards in the vein of a gentle, life-affirming screwball comedy.

By |August 7th, 2020|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Red Penguins

The failed partnership between American capitalists and post-Soviet Russians.

By |August 4th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Sports|0 Comments

Yes, God, Yes

Natalia Dyer captures the mannerisms, physicality, and inner life of a teenager so precisely and with such individuality that there is nothing paint-by-numbers about her performance.

By |July 21st, 2020|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

The Outpost

Based on Jake Tapper’s best-selling nonfiction book, the film features a rich and varied cast that sometimes transcends the tough-talking masculinity we expect from war films.

By |July 6th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, War|0 Comments

Beats

With distinctive black-and-white cinematography, masterful tracking shots, and an incredible ability to capture dancing bodies, Beats makes us feel as though we too are at the rave.

By |June 26th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks, U. K.|0 Comments

7500

A hijacking drama with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a pilot of an airplane taken over by terrorists.

By |June 18th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Thriller|0 Comments