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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.

War Game

A documentary that takes as its premise that more insurrections are inevitable, and therefore must be anticipated.

By |August 1st, 2024|Documentary, Thriller|0 Comments

Only the River Flows

An atmospheric police procedural that doesn't offer the consolation typical of more routine detective pictures.

By |July 25th, 2024|China, Crime|0 Comments

Janet Planet

Is playwright Annie Baker's debut film the cinematic masterpiece that many reviews are already claiming?

By |July 16th, 2024|Drama|0 Comments

Ghostlight

A small and subtle triumph of acting. The characters are all drawn with empathy and are often surprising.

By |June 13th, 2024|Family drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

Flipside

The film is about this store and the director's attempt to make sense of a life that he has not, thus far, spent the way he intended.

By |May 30th, 2024|Documentary|1 Comment

In a Violent Nature

Director Chris Nash brings a fresh approach to this familiar slasher story—to a point.

By |May 30th, 2024|Horror|0 Comments

Gasoline Rainbow

A group of recent high school grads are determined to have one last hurrah, so they pack themselves into a battered van and head for the Pacific Coast.

By |May 10th, 2024|Road Trip, Teen|0 Comments

Uncropped

The documentary profiles photographer James Hamilton, an artist who seems to have lived a Bohemian dream.

By |April 25th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

Mourning in Lod

The documentary follows three families in the fallout of two tragedies and one godsend.

By |April 22nd, 2024|Documentary|1 Comment