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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.

Story Ave

A mentorship-based coming-of-age film with a well-known ancestry (Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester, Stand and Deliver).

By |September 28th, 2023|Teen|0 Comments

Birth/Rebirth

A mad scientist movie with a few nontraditional twists.

By |August 18th, 2023|Horror|0 Comments

The Eternal Memory

A wife tries to keep her husband’s memory afloat in Maite Alberdi's remarkable documentary.

By |August 10th, 2023|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Beasts

A recently transplanted French couple's life in a beautiful Galician village turns into a nightmare.

By |July 27th, 2023|Thriller|0 Comments

Return to Dust

The strength of this quiet film lies in its depiction of the love between its two principal characters.

By |July 20th, 2023|China, Top Picks|0 Comments

Master Gardener

Paul Schrader once again brings us into the world of a troubled protagonist seeking some sort of redemption.

By |June 15th, 2023|Drama|0 Comments

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