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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.

Lynch/Oz

What is the key, if there is one, to understanding David Lynch? Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe has one answer: The Wizard of Oz.

By |June 1st, 2023|Film History|0 Comments

Stay Awake

Two teenage sons take on the roles as surrogate adults to care for their pill addicted mother.

By |May 17th, 2023|Family drama|0 Comments

32 Sounds

A celebration and an investigation of the aural experience.

By |April 27th, 2023|Documentary|0 Comments

Plan 75

A coolly dystopian film centered on the Japanese government’s assisted euthanasia program for those ages 75 and up, created in response to a glut of seniors and an increase in hate crimes against them.

By |April 20th, 2023|Japanese, Sci-fi|0 Comments

Suzume

Suzume, like many characters in children’s stories, is an orphan who one day discovers that there is much more to the world than she ever imagined.

By |April 13th, 2023|Animated|0 Comments

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Activists head to West Texas, where they assemble to blow up a pipeline in the name of environmental justice.

By |April 6th, 2023|Thriller|0 Comments

Paint

Owen Wilson stars as a Bob Ross–inspired painter in this comedy, which is at its best when it embraces absurdity.

By |April 6th, 2023|Comedy|0 Comments

Fremont, Mami Wata, Silent Love | First Look 2023

Though dissimilar, these three films have at least one commonality. Anxiety about the changing world animates, in different ways, this trio.

By |March 15th, 2023|Festivals|0 Comments

Palm Trees and Power Lines

The story of how a lonely, teenage girl is groomed and exploited by an older man.

By |March 3rd, 2023|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Indie|0 Comments