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Andrew Crump

Bostonian culture journalist Andy Crump covers the movies, beer, music, and dad stuff for way too many outlets, perhaps even yours: Paste Magazine, The Playlist, Inverse, Hop Culture, Polygon, and occasionally the New York Times, plus others. You can follow him on Blue Sky, and find his collected work on his personal blog. He’s composed of roughly 65 percent ale.

A photo illustration of Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.
DIE MY LOVE

How the Beautiful Chaos Between J.Law and R.Patz Was Created

“Die My Love” director Lynne Ramsay breaks down the most intense and emotional moments of the stars’ new film.

Andrew Crump

'Beast of War'
JAWS, WHO?

This Is the Scariest Movie Shark of the Year

Don’t watch “Beast of War” if you have plans for a beach vacation.

Andrew Crump

A photo illustration of Indy in Good Boy.
FURRY AND FAMOUS

Meet Indy the Dog, Star of the Buzzy Horror Movie ‘Good Boy’

The hottest star in cinema right now is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever named Indy—and we landed an interview.

Andrew Crump

A still from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'
MYTHBUSTERS

Wild New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Theory Changes Everything

Have we been wrong about Leatherface for all these decades?

Andrew Crump

A photo illustration of Dave Franco and Alison Brie in Together.
ATTACHMENT

You’ll Never Unsee This Movie’s Truly Wild Sex Scenes

Real-life married actors Dave Franco and Alison Brie take body-horror to the extreme in “Together.”

Andrew Crump

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Ana de Armas as Eve in Ballerina
BREAKING DISHES

The Totally Bonkers Fight Scene That Almost Saves This Movie

The outrageous Ana de Armas fight scene in “Ballerina” is so much fun you almost wish the movie had just stopped when it was done.

Andrew Crump

Ashley Smith.
BEWARE OF THE SHOWER

The ‘Psycho’ Remake We Deserve in 2025 MAGA America

The new movie “A Desert” references so much of the Alfred Hitchcock classic—but it hits differently in a modern Americana setting.

Andrew Crump

Billy Bryk and Finn Wolfhard
A CUT ABOVE

‘Stranger Things’ Star’s Next Act: Making a Slasher Comedy

Finn Wolfhard and his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-star Billy Bryk dish on their filmmaking debut: the summer-camp-gone wrong movie “Hell of a Summer.”

Andrew Crump

A photo illustration of a floating dead unicorn and Paul Rudd in Death of a Unicorn.
TIMELY

‘Death of a Unicorn’ Is Even Crueler in the Age of MAGA

Forget about “snowflakes.” What are we meant to read into the brutal murder of a unicorn?

Andrew Crump

Ray Nicholson in Borderline.
FAMILY TREE

Jack Nicholson’s Son Comes Out of Nepo Baby Shadow

The new movie “Borderline” is the biggest role of Ray Nicholson’s career so far—and it exposes the ways he is and isn’t like his dad, Jack.

Andrew Crump

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