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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.

Parasite

The year's Palme d'Or winner is full of dark humor, surreal twists, and genuinely jaw-dropping sequences.

By |October 11th, 2019|Satire, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Death of Dick Long

A dark screwball comedy set in backwoods Alabama.

By |October 3rd, 2019|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

The Sound of Silence

Peter Sarsgaard stars as a house tuner, hired to go into the homes of the depressed, the sleep-deprived, the anxious, or all of the above, and listen deeply.

By |September 21st, 2019|Indie|0 Comments

Jawline

Trying to become rich and Instagram-famous.

By |August 22nd, 2019|Documentary, Teen|0 Comments

The Art of Self-Defense

A movie built around a critique of toxic masculinity so obvious it could have been written by an algorithm.

By |July 12th, 2019|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Indie|0 Comments

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The film takes enormous risks, not the least of which is its open and unabashed appeal to the heart.

By |June 7th, 2019|Indie|0 Comments

The Gasoline Thieves | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Effective and affecting and with an unflagging pace, The Gasoline Thieves is likely to satisfy—and scar—many of its viewers.

By |June 1st, 2019|Festivals, Teen|0 Comments

Framing John DeLorean | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

A documentary on the auto executive, who is descibed here as an icon, a sex symbol, and the perfect figure for a Hollywood film.

By |May 4th, 2019|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

Only | Tribeca Film Festival 2019

Freida Pinto portrays her survivor character with sensitivity and depth that transcend the confines of her role.

By |April 29th, 2019|Festivals|0 Comments