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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.

One Battle After Another

Previous Paul Thomas Anderson films are remarkable for the way they elude easy definition, but here, everything is exactly as it seems.

By |October 2nd, 2025|Book adaptation, Satire|0 Comments

Happyend

This film overwhelms with its unexpected poignance, its truthfulness, and the imagination it uses to examine its teenage characters.

By |September 12th, 2025|Fantasy, Sci-fi, Top Picks|0 Comments

Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

The Brothers Quay have made a film that will confound those in search of normal narrative logic, yet it is beautifully attuned to its own unconscious rhythm.

By |August 28th, 2025|Animated, Book adaptation|0 Comments

Sudan, Remember Us

In Sudan, filmmaker Hind Meddeb captures a brief moment of hope of reform.

By |August 7th, 2025|Political|0 Comments

Drowning Dry

A moody, intriguing picture about a family vacation that turns into a nightmare.

By |July 17th, 2025|Family drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

To a Land Unknown

Two Palestinians who have left their families behind in Lebanon are stranded in Athens, dreaming of living in Germany.

By |July 10th, 2025|Top Picks|0 Comments

Videoheaven

The only way to “visit” video stores now is through their depictions on film and TV, because that’s the only place they still exist.

By |July 7th, 2025|Pop Culture|0 Comments

Lemonade Blessing | Tribeca Festival 2025

Much of this coming-of-ager is so convincingly awkward that I kept needing to hide my face in embarrassment.

By |June 26th, 2025|Comedy, Festivals|0 Comments

Meeting with Pol Pot

Two journalists and one academic from France receive, and accept, an invitation to interview the notorious dictator.

By |June 16th, 2025|Drama|0 Comments