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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.

Atlantics

Winner of the Grand Prix at Cannes, Mati Diop’s first feature is an exciting achievement.

By |December 14th, 2019|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

Waves

Director Trey Edward Shults places the viewer firmly in the consciousness of Tyler Williams, a teenage boy from an affluent African American family that seemingly has it all.

By |November 14th, 2019|Family drama|0 Comments

Honey Boy

Shia LaBeouf wrote and stars in this autobiography, and it wants you to know it.

By |November 7th, 2019|Biopic|0 Comments

Harriet

Any filmmaker who accepts the task of translating Harriet Tubman’s life into film is faced with a wealth of riches and immense challenges.

By |October 31st, 2019|Biopic|0 Comments

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

As an introduction to the history and use of sound in film, this documentary is admirable, enjoyable, and hard to resist.

By |October 25th, 2019|Documentary, Film History, Top Picks|0 Comments

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