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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.

Boogie

A coming-of-age story and a sports drama, from the point of view of a Chinese American basketball prodigy.

By |March 4th, 2021|Sports, Teen|0 Comments

The Father

For most of the drama, Anthony Hopkins is at his very best.

By |February 26th, 2021|Family drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

Little Fish

A pandemic causes its victims to gradually lose their memory in this sci-fi romance.

By |February 17th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Minari

If the skeleton of the family drama sounds somewhat familiar, the refreshing specificity of character and situation makes it feel new and unexpected.

By |February 11th, 2021|Family drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

The White Tiger

A strong film about the amorality that is required to succeed in an amoral world.

By |February 4th, 2021|Book adaptation, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Notturno

A portrait of a turbulent region compiled from over three years of filming along the borderlands of Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Iraqi Kurdistan.

By |January 28th, 2021|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Pieces of a Woman

There is not a single weak performance here, with Vanessa Kirby as the clear standout.

By |January 14th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Family drama|0 Comments

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